newcomer

noun

new·​com·​er ˈnü-ˌkə-mər How to pronounce newcomer (audio)
ˈnyü-
1
: one recently arrived
2

Examples of newcomer in a Sentence

he's a newcomer to ice hockey
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The Great Escape festival is held on an annual basis every May in the seaside city of Brighton, and spotlights emerging and rising talent from the U.K. and Ireland as well as international newcomers. Thomas Smith, Billboard, 10 Apr. 2025 Meanwhile, Dickinson, Babygirl actor and a relative newcomer to A-list stardom, will debut his feature film Urchin, about a drifter (Frank Dillane) on the streets of London. Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2025 Leading the Proximity Revolution Rogers is no newcomer to disruptive innovation. Robert C. Wolcott, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025 Del Toro, who was also in The French Dispatch, is leading the film as Zsa-zsa Korda, with Anderson newcomer Mia Threapleton (daughter of Kate Winslet) as his nun daughter. Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for newcomer

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of newcomer was in the 15th century

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newcomer

noun
new·​com·​er ˈn(y)ü-ˌkəm-ər How to pronounce newcomer (audio)
1
: one recently arrived
2

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