newcomer

noun

new·​com·​er ˈnü-ˌkə-mər 

ˈnyü-

1

: one recently arrived

2

: beginner, rookie

Synonyms

• abecedarian
• apprentice
• babe
• beginner
• colt
• cub
• fledgling
• freshman
• greenhorn
• neophyte
• newbie
• novice
• novitiate
• punk
• recruit
• rook
• rookie
• tenderfoot
• tyro
• virgin

Examples of newcomer in a Sentence

he's a newcomer to ice hockey

Recent Examples on the Web

The Great Escape festival is held on an annual basis every May in the seaside city of Brighton, and spotlights emerging and rising talent from the U.K. and Ireland as well as international newcomers. —Thomas Smith, Billboard, 10 Apr. 2025

Meanwhile, Dickinson, Babygirl actor and a relative newcomer to A-list stardom, will debut his feature film Urchin, about a drifter (Frank Dillane) on the streets of London. —Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2025

Leading the Proximity Revolution Rogers is no newcomer to disruptive innovation. —Robert C. Wolcott, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025

Del Toro, who was also in The French Dispatch, is leading the film as Zsa-zsa Korda, with Anderson newcomer Mia Threapleton (daughter of Kate Winslet) as his nun daughter. —Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for newcomer

• midsummer
• bummer
• comer
• drummer
• dumber
• hummer
• plumber
• plummer
• somer
• summer
• trimer

Kids Definition

newcomer

noun

new·​com·​er ˈn(y)ü-ˌkəm-ər 

1

: one recently arrived

2

: beginner