newcomer

noun
UK: /ˈnjuːkʌmər/
US: /ˈnuːkʌmər/

  1. A person who has recently arrived in a place or joined an organization.

    1. The newcomer seemed a bit shy at first.
    2. Every newcomer to the team is assigned a mentor to help them adjust quickly.

  2. A person who is new to a particular activity or skill.

    1. She's a newcomer to yoga, but she's learning fast.
    2. As a newcomer to the field of data science, I'm eager to learn from experienced professionals.

Synonyms

beginner rookie starter immigrant freshman tenderfoot novice stranger outsider emigrant entrant initiate convert proselyte arrival colonist pilgrim settler pioneer incomer latecomer johnny-come-lately neophyte tyro probationer recruit pupil apprentice trainee student fledgling cub colt greenhorn accession adapter transfer

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "newcomer" in English means: A person who has recently arrived in a place or joined an organization., A person who is new to a particular activity or skill..

The phonetic transcription of "newcomer" is /ˈnjuːkʌmər/ in British English and /ˈnuːkʌmər/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "newcomer": beginner, rookie, starter, immigrant, freshman, tenderfoot, novice, stranger, outsider, emigrant, entrant, initiate, convert, proselyte, arrival, colonist, pilgrim, settler, pioneer, incomer, latecomer, johnny-come-lately, neophyte, tyro, probationer, recruit, pupil, apprentice, trainee, student, fledgling, cub, colt, greenhorn, accession, adapter, transfer.

Example usage of "newcomer": "The newcomer seemed a bit shy at first.". More examples on the page.