newcomer
nounEtymology
From Middle English newe-comere, equivalent to new- + comer. Compare Old English nīwcumen (“new comer, neophyte, novice”).
- inherited from newe-comere
Definitions
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.
A new participant in some activity
A new participant in some activity; a neophyte.
A surname.
The neighborhood
- synonymnewling
- synonymoffcomer
- synonymnoob
- synonymn00b
- synonymbeginner
- synonymblow-in
- synonymcome-here
- synonymentrant
- synonymFOB
- synonymfresh meat
- synonymfreshie
- synonymgreener
- antonymdenizen
- antonymdweller
- antonyminhabitant
- antonymnative
- antonymoldtimer
- antonymresident
- neighbornewcoming
- neighborfresh off the boat
- neighborbeginner
- neighborforeigner
Derived
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.
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.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA