newcomer

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a recent arrival

   he's a newcomer to Boston

2. 2
   noun

   One who has recently come to a community; a recent arrival.

   Welcome, we²l'ku²m. a. Received with gladneſs, admitted willingly, grateful[…] Welcome, we²l'ku²m. interj. A form of ſalutation uſed to a new comer.

3. 3
   noun

   any new participant in some activity

4. 4
   noun

   A new participant in some activity; a neophyte.

5. 5
   name

   A surname.

Etymology

From Middle English newe-comere, equivalent to new- + comer. Compare Old English nīwcumen (“new comer, neophyte, novice”).