newcomer

noun
/ˈnjuːkʌmə/UK/ˈn(j)uˌkʌmɚ/US

Etymology

From Middle English newe-comere, equivalent to new- + comer. Compare Old English nīwcumen (“new comer, neophyte, novice”).

  1. inherited from newe-comere

Definitions

  1. One who has recently come to a community

    One who has recently come to a community; a recent arrival.

    • Welcome, we²l'ku²m. a. Received with gladneſs, admitted willingly, grateful[…] Welcome, we²l'ku²m. interj. A form of ſalutation uſed to a new comer.
    • This new-comer was a man who in any company would have seemed striking. In complexion fair, and with blue or gray eyes, he was tall as any Viking, as broad in the shoulder.
  2. A new participant in some activity

    A new participant in some activity; a neophyte.

  3. A surname.

The neighborhood

Derived

oldcomer

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at newcomer. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at newcomer. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

9 hops · closes at newcomer

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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