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new·com·er

 (no͞o′kŭm′ər, nyo͞o′-)
n.
One who has only recently arrived.
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newcomer

(ˈnjuːˌkʌmə)
n
a person who has recently arrived or started to participate in something
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new•com•er

(ˈnuˌkʌm ər, ˈnyu-)

n.
a person or thing that has recently arrived; new arrival.
[1585–95]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.newcomer - any new participant in some activity
beginner, initiate, tiro, tyro, novice - someone new to a field or activity
enlistee, recruit - any new member or supporter (as in the armed forces)
2.newcomer - a recent arrival; "he's a newcomer to Boston"
arriver, comer, arrival - someone who arrives (or has arrived)
malahini - a newcomer to Hawaii
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newcomer

noun
1. new arrival, incomer, immigrant, stranger, foreigner, alien, settler He must be a newcomer to town.
2. beginner, stranger, outsider, novice, new arrival, parvenu, newbie (slang), Johnny-come-lately (informal) The candidates are all relative newcomers to politics.
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newcomer

noun
A person coming from another country or into a new community:
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Translations
قادِم جَديدوَافِدٌ
nováčeknově příchozípříchozí
nyankommennytilkommen
aloittelijanoviisitulokasuusi tulokasvasta-alkaja
pridošlica
újonnan érkezett ember
aîkomumaîur
最近来た人
갓 온 사람
novinec
nykomling
ผู้มาใหม่
yeni gelenyeni gelen/gelmiş kişi
người mới đến

newcomer

[ˈnjuːˌkʌməʳ] Nrecién llegado/a m/f
they were newcomers to the areaeran nuevos en la zona, en la zona eran unos recién llegados
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newcomer

[ˈnjuːkʌmər] n
(to place)nouveau venu (nouvelle venue)m/f
(to activity, organization)nouveau venu (nouvelle venue)m/f
to be a newcomer to sth → être un nouveau venu en qch
The candidates are both newcomers to politics → Les candidats sont tous deux des nouveaux venus en politique.New England nNouvelle-Angleterre fNew Englander [ˌnjuːˈɪŋgləndər] nhabitant(e) m/f de la Nouvelle-Angleterrenew face nnouveau visage m
All together there are six new faces in the cabinet → En tout, il y a six nouveaux visages au gouvernement.new-fangled [ˌnjuːˈfæŋgəld] adj (pejorative) [idea, gadget, nonsense] → ultramodernenew-found [ˈnjuːfaʊnd] adj [quality, ability] → que l'on s'est découvert
Your new-found enthusiasm for running will soon fade away → Cet enthousiasme que vous vous êtes découvert pour la course à pied disparaîtra bientôt.
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newcomer

[ˈnjuːˌkʌməʳ] nnuovo/a venuto/a
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new

(njuː) adjective
1. having only just happened, been built, made, bought etc. She is wearing a new dress; We are building a new house.
2. only just discovered, experienced etc. Flying in an aeroplane was a new experience for her.
3. changed. He is a new man.
4. just arrived etc. The schoolchildren teased the new boy.
adverb
freshly. new-laid eggs.
ˈnewly adverb
only just; recently. She is newly married; Her hair is newly cut.
ˈnewcomer noun
a person who has just arrived. He is a newcomer to this district.
ˌnewˈfangled (-ˈfӕŋgld) adjective
(of things, ideas etc) too new to be considered reliable. newfangled machines.
new to
having no previous experience of. He's new to this kind of work.
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newcomer

وَافِدٌ nováček nyankommen Neuankömmling νεοφερμένος recién llegado uusi tulokas nouveau venu pridošlica neofita 最近来た人 갓 온 사람 nieuwkomer nykommer przybysz recém-chegado новичок nykomling ผู้มาใหม่ yeni gelen người mới đến 新来者
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Taking the wisp broom from its nail inside the door, the newcomer brushed the snow from his moccasins and high German socks.
Trent moved forward and greeted the newcomer awkwardly.
The newcomer was a short, large-boned, yellow-faced, wrinkled old man, with gray bushy eyebrows overhanging bright eyes of an indefinite grayish color.
She (for the newcomer showed such evidences of sex as cropped hair and a manly stride) took a seat in their midst, and smiling a superior smile explained:
Instantly he recognized the newcomer as he who had been a guest of his master before the latter had departed for Opar.
The newcomer raised his hand as though to strike Skinner.
Jake was sure he could get through on horseback, and bring home our things in saddle-bags; but grandfather told him the roads would be obliterated, and a newcomer in the country would be lost ten times over.
Captain Jacot eyed the newcomer. He was acquainted with nearly every principal Arab within a radius of several hundred miles.
Brantain slowly arose; so did the girl arise, but quickly, and the newcomer stood between them, a little amusement and some defiance struggling with the confusion in his face.
Wilson did not ask if there was a newcomer in the house, but he asked questions that would have brought light-throwing answers as to that matter if Mrs.
But, as the newcomer did not utter a word, he knew not what to think.
Thomson rose to his feet and received a genial handshake, after which the newcomer glanced at Ambrose.