Newcomer

Quick meaning: Newcomer is a noun meaning One who has recently come to a community; a recent arrival.

Meaning

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

More Meanings

1. A new participant in some activity; a neophyte.

Example Sentences

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

Americans, for example, call newcomers to Antarctica “fingies”, which comes from FNGs – a borrowed military abbreviation that means “Fucking New Guy”.

This new-comer was a man who in any company would have seemed striking. In complexion fair, and with blue or gray eyes, he was tall as any Viking, as broad in the shoulder.

As soon as Julia returned with a constable, Timothy, who was on the point of exhaustion, prepared to give over to him gratefully. The newcomer turned out to be a powerful youngster, fully trained and eager to help, and he stripped off his tunic at once.

Word Forms

• newcomers
• new-comer
• new comer

Synonyms for newcomer

Depending on context, synonyms include comeling, newling, offcomer, newbie, noob, blow-in.

Antonyms for newcomer

Common opposites include denizen, dweller, inhabitant, native, oldtimer, resident.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include freshman, neophyte, fledgeling, fledgling, entrant, starter.

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