newcomer

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun any new participant in some activity
  2. noun a recent arrival

Etymology

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

In classic literature

Synonyms

fledgling, fledgeling, starter, neophyte, freshman, newbie, entrant

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