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newcomer

[noo-kuhm-er, nyoo-] / ˈnuˌkʌm ər, ˈnyu- /
NOUN
person who has just arrived or started
Synonyms
STRONGEST
beginner immigrant neophyte novice rookie
STRONG
alien arrival colt greenhorn latecomer maverick novitiate settler tenderfoot
WEAK
Johnny-come-lately blow-in foreigner incomer late arrival new kid on the block outsider stranger
Antonyms
STRONGEST
expert local national native professional
WEAK
old hack

Example Sentences

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Taylor is hardly a newcomer, but even so, how did you discover her for this show?

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

Choosing between a well-established VPN provider and a newcomer isn’t that hard.

From Salon • Mar. 27, 2026

Zazie Beetz, the talented longtime co-star of TV’s “Atlanta,” who deserves better material than this, stars as Asia, an unsuspecting newcomer to the building.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Bamgboye, 31, is a stand-up who won best newcomer at the 2025 Edinburgh Comedy Awards.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

The young activists are Hope Springs natives Colton Griggs and Abby Standridge, daughter of the mayor, and newcomer Jubilee Johnson.

From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.