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Definition of Newcomer
1. Noun. Any new participant in some activity.
Generic synonyms: Beginner, Initiate, Novice, Tiro, Tyro
Specialized synonyms: Enlistee, Recruit
Derivative terms: Fledgling, Start, Start
2. Noun. A recent arrival. "He's a newcomer to Boston"
Definition of Newcomer
1. n. One who has lately come.
Definition of Newcomer
1. Noun. One who has recently come to a community; a recent arrival. ¹
2. Noun. A new participant in some activity; a neophyte. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Newcomer
1. one that has recently arrived [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Newcomer
Literary usage of Newcomer
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Old Pike: A History of the National Road, with Incidents, Accidents, and by Thomas Brownfield Searight (1894)
"newcomer, a farmer of German township, Fayette county, Pennsylvania, who served
a term as County ... Jacob newcomer died in. 1866, on the farm now owned and ..."
2. Genealogical and Memorial Encyclopedia of the State of Maryland: A Record of by Richard Henry Spencer, American Historical Society (1919)
"The family of newcomer is of German-Swiss ancestry, and its history in this
country begins with Wolfgang newcomer, who with his parents came from ..."
3. Baltimore: Its History and Its People by Clayton Colman Hall, Lewis Historical Publishing Co (1912)
"John newcomer, son of Henry newcomer, was born December 18, 1797. He was a man
of great ability and prominence. He was a large real estate holder in ..."
4. Encyclopaedia Britannica, a Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and edited by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"... and Hippo- dameia, the daughter of Oenomaus, whose position at once indicates
that she is on the side of the newcomer, whatever her parents may feel. ..."
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