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newcomer

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new·com·er  (nkmr, ny-)
n.
One who has only recently arrived.
newcomer
Noun
a recent arrival or participant
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.newcomer - any new participant in some activity
fledgeling, fledgling, newbie, entrant, freshman, neophyte, starter
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
newcomer
noun 1. new arrival, incomer, immigrant, stranger, foreigner, alien, settler
2. beginner, stranger, outsider, novice, new arrival, parvenu, Johnny-come-lately (informal)
Translations
newcomer [ˈnjuːkʌməʳ] n → recién venido or llegado
newcomer [ˈnjuːkʌməʳ] new n → nouveau venu(nouvelle venue)
newcomer [ˈnjuːkʌməʳ] new n → Neuankömmling m;
(in job) → Neuling m
newcomer [ˈnjuːkʌməʳ] n → nuovo/a venuto/a


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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.
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Trent moved forward and greeted the newcomer awkwardly.
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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:
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