English

Proper noun

Newcomer

1. A surname​.

English

Noun

newcomer ‎(plural newcomers)

1. One who has recently come to a community; a recent arrival.
   • 1915, Emerson Hough, The Purchase Price, chapterI:

     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.

   • 1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 19, in The China Governess:

     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.

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

Synonyms

• newbie
• noob, n00b (Internet slang)

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