newcomer

  • 1newcomer — (n.) recent arrival, mid 15c., with agent noun ending from new come (pp. adjective), c.1200, from O.E. niwe cumen. Old English also used niwcumen as a noun meaning newcomer, neophyte …

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  • 2Newcomer — New com er, n. One who has lately come. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 3newcomer — index neophyte, novice, probationer (one being tested), stranger, successor Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 4Newcomer — Newcomer,der:⇨Anfänger(1) …

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  • 5newcomer — [n] person who has just arrived in area alien, arrival, beginner, blow in*, colt*, foreigner, greenhorn*, immigrant, incomer, Johnny come lately*, late arrival, latecomer, maverick, neophyte, new kid on the block*, novice, novitiate, outsider,… …

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  • 6newcomer — ► NOUN 1) a person who has recently arrived. 2) a novice …

    English terms dictionary

  • 7newcomer — [no͞o′kum΄ər, nyo͞o′kum΄ər] n. a recent arrival …

    English World dictionary

  • 8Newcomer — A newcomer is someone who has recently arrived or recently joined a group. Newcomer may also refer to: Newcomer (Lenape), chief of the western Lenape and founder of Newcomerstown, Ohio Newcomer (Alien Nation), a fictional humanoid species in the… …

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  • 9newcomer — new|com|er [ˈnju:kʌmə US ˈnu:kʌmər] n 1.) someone who has only recently arrived somewhere or only recently started a particular activity →↑novice newcomer to ▪ I m a relative newcomer to the retail business. ▪ a special award for the most… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 10newcomer — [[t]nju͟ːkʌmə(r), AM nu͟ː [/t]] newcomers 1) N COUNT A newcomer is a person who has recently arrived in a place, joined an organization, or started a new activity. He must be a newcomer to town and he obviously didn t understand our local customs …

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