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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Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 18 June 2025
The same goes for Kasper (Kim Bodnia), the Danish group principal, and Kate (Kerry Condon), the Irish technical director, neither of whom trust this geriatric newbie to pull off a miracle.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 17 June 2025
Not many newbies at school would guess correctly that Aoibhe is pronounced Ava.
—Tony Baranek, Chicago Tribune, 14 June 2025
The problem is that newbies to generative AI may not be aware of the official domains hosting the R1 model.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 12 June 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 27 Jun. 2025.
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