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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
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
Spanish newcomer [ˈnjuːkʌməʳ] nrecién venido or llegado
French newcomer [ˈnjuːkʌməʳ] new nnouveau venu(nouvelle venue)
German newcomer [ˈnjuːkʌməʳ] new nNeuankömmling m;
(in job) → Neuling m

Italian newcomer [ˈnjuːkʌməʳ] nnuovo/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.
Trent moved forward and greeted the newcomer awkwardly.
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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