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newcomer en · NOUN

Pronunciation

[ˈn(j)uˌkʰʌmɚ] (US)
(Southern-England) audio
n(y)o͞oʹkŭ'mər (US)
/ˈn(j)uˌkʌmɚ/ (US)
nyo͞oʹkŭmər (UK)
/ˈnjuːkʌmə/ (UK)

Etymology

From Middle English newe-comere, equivalent to new- + comer. Compare Old English nīwcumen (“new comer, neophyte, novice”).

Meanings

One who has recently come to a community; a recent arrival.
- Americans, for example, call newcomers to Antarctica “fingies”, which comes from FNGs – a borrowed military abbreviation that means “Fucking New Guy”. 2024 June 20, Eva Corlett, “Fidlets, fingies and riding a doo: study sheds light on Antarctic English slang”, in The Guardian:
- Welcome, we²l'ku²m. a. Received with gladneſs, admitted willingly, grateful[…] Welcome, we²l'ku²m. interj. A form of ſalutation uſed to a new comer. 1791, John Walker, A Critical Pronouncing Dictionary […] , London: Sold by G. G. J. and J. Robinſon, Paternoſter Row; and T. Cadell, in the Strand, →OCLC, page 550:
- 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. 1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 19, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC:
- 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. 1910, Emerson Hough, chapter I, in The Purchase Price: Or The Cause of Compromise, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:
A new participant in some activity; a neophyte.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
newcomers	Number=Plur		lexicographic
new comer		alternative	lexicographic
new-comer		alternative	lexicographic

Translations (107)

ro începătoare (new participant in some activity) · uk нове́нький (one who has recently arrived in a community) · de Neuling (new participant in some activity) · hy նորեկ (new participant in some activity) · bg новак (new participant in some activity) · ca nouvinguda (one who has recently arrived in a community) · lt naujai atvykęs (one who has recently arrived in a community) · uk новачо́к (new participant in some activity) · fi tulokas (one who has recently arrived in a community) · fi noviisi (one who has recently arrived in a community) · it nuovo arrivato (one who has recently arrived in a community) · mk но́вак (new participant in some activity) · tr yeni gelen (one who has recently arrived in a community) · ro novice (new participant in some activity) · hy եկվոր (one who has recently arrived in a community) · mk новодо́јденец (one who has recently arrived in a community) · es recién llegado (one who has recently arrived in a community) · pt recém-chegado (one who has recently arrived in a community) · ja 新参 (one who has recently arrived in a community) · ru неофи́т (new participant in some activity) · mi waetapu (one who has recently arrived in a community) · de Newcomerin (one who has recently arrived in a community) · ko 신입 (one who has recently arrived in a community) · nl nieuweling (one who has recently arrived in a community) · bg пришелец (one who has recently arrived in a community) · ro debutantă (new participant in some activity) · ja 新参者 (one who has recently arrived in a community) · ca novell (new participant in some activity) · lt ateivis (one who has recently arrived in a community) · cy gŵr dyfod (one who has recently arrived in a community) · de Newcomer (one who has recently arrived in a community) · fr débutante (new participant in some activity) · cmn 新人 (one who has recently arrived in a community) · fi vasta-alkaja (one who has recently arrived in a community) · es recién llegada (one who has recently arrived in a community) · pl nowicjuszka (new participant in some activity) · pl przybysz (one who has recently arrived in a community) · az gəlmə (one who has recently arrived in a community) · nb nykommer (new participant in some activity) · nn nykomar (new participant in some activity) · fr débutant (new participant in some activity) · el νεοφώτιστος (new participant in some activity) · bg новодошъл (new participant in some activity) · fi vasta-alkaja (new participant in some activity) · ro debutant (new participant in some activity) · fa تازه وارد (one who has recently arrived in a community) · fi aloittelija (new participant in some activity) · ru новичо́к (new participant in some activity) · mk нова́јлија (new participant in some activity) · ja 新入り (one who has recently arrived in a community) · sh придошлица (one who has recently arrived in a community) · pl przybyszka (one who has recently arrived in a community) · de Neuankömmling (one who has recently arrived in a community) · zza newamaoğ (one who has recently arrived in a community) · fi noviisi (new participant in some activity) · nb nykommer (one who has recently arrived in a community) · ja 新人 (new participant in some activity) · af aankomeling (one who has recently arrived in a community) · ru прише́лец (one who has recently arrived in a community) · ru но́венький (one who has recently arrived in a community) · hu jövevény (one who has recently arrived in a community) · uk нове́нька (one who has recently arrived in a community) · fi aloittelija (one who has recently arrived in a community) · uk новачо́к (one who has recently arrived in a community) · pt iniciante (new participant in some activity) · ka ახალმოსული (one who has recently arrived in a community) · nn nykomar (one who has recently arrived in a community) · tr yeni gelen (new participant in some activity) · ro începător (new participant in some activity) · sv nykomling (one who has recently arrived in a community) · fi tulokas (new participant in some activity) · uk той, хто почина́є (new participant in some activity) · ro nou-venit (one who has recently arrived in a community) · ka ახალბედა (new participant in some activity) · da nybegynder (one who has recently arrived in a community) · cs příchozí (one who has recently arrived in a community) · zza newamaoğe (one who has recently arrived in a community) · hy նորեկ (one who has recently arrived in a community) · fr nouveau venu (one who has recently arrived in a community) · wa novea vnou (one who has recently arrived in a community) · ru новичо́к (one who has recently arrived in a community) · oc nòuvengut (one who has recently arrived in a community) · af aankomeling (new participant in some activity) · ca nouvingut (one who has recently arrived in a community) · sv nybörjare (new participant in some activity) · es recental (adjectve) (one who has recently arrived in a community) · ka დამწყები (new participant in some activity) · de Newcomer (new participant in some activity) · nl nieuwkomer (one who has recently arrived in a community) · wa novele vinowe (one who has recently arrived in a community) · lv jaunatnācējs (one who has recently arrived in a community) · de Newcomerin (new participant in some activity) · ru начина́ющий (new participant in some activity) · ro nou-venită (one who has recently arrived in a community) · el νεοφερμένος (one who has recently arrived in a community) · cmn 新手 (new participant in some activity) · ka ახალჩამოსული (one who has recently arrived in a community) · fr nouvel arrivé (one who has recently arrived in a community) · el νιόφερτος (one who has recently arrived in a community) · ja 新人 (one who has recently arrived in a community) · it esordiente (new participant in some activity) · sh pridošlica (one who has recently arrived in a community) · cs nováček (new participant in some activity) · id anak baru (one who has recently arrived in a community) · pl nowicjusz (new participant in some activity) · it debuttante (new participant in some activity) · lv jaunatnācējs (new participant in some activity)

newcomer en · NOUN

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