informal
: a person who has recently started a particular activity : beginner, novice, newcomer
It's true that some users–particularly newbies—fall into the Web like Alice down the rabbit hole.—
Scott Kirsner
Scott KirsnerWhat will happen when all those newbie politicians sit down in the swivel chair for the first time?—Geoff Clark
Geoff ClarkExamples of newbie in a Sentence
He is a newbie to local politics.
a newbie to woodworking, he was still trying to learn all the terms and techniques of the craft
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The wiry and intense physicality that Benesch brought to her role as a newbie schoolteacher in The Teachers’ Lounge — a kind of frankness and presence that’s evident too in her mostly deskbound role in September 5 — finds new depths in her Late Shift performance.
—Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Feb. 2025
Certainly, there was solace in the gathering that Saturday night, where the reverence of diehard Lynch obsessives seemed to commingle, excitingly, with a newbie’s sense of bafflement and discovery.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 4 Feb. 2025
Pepsi has its own Super Bowl-friendly newbie: Pepsi Wild Cherry & Cream.
—Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 15 Jan. 2025
Over the course of her career the award-winning actress and serial entrepreneur has transitioned from a fashion newbie to a connoisseur of sorts.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 9 Jan. 2025
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Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Feb. 2025
Certainly, there was solace in the gathering that Saturday night, where the reverence of diehard Lynch obsessives seemed to commingle, excitingly, with a newbie’s sense of bafflement and discovery.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 4 Feb. 2025
Pepsi has its own Super Bowl-friendly newbie: Pepsi Wild Cherry & Cream.
—Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 15 Jan. 2025
Over the course of her career the award-winning actress and serial entrepreneur has transitioned from a fashion newbie to a connoisseur of sorts.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 9 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for newbie
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“Newbie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/newbie. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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