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newbie

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈnjuːbi

Definitions

  1. A newcomer, someone new to something.
  2. A new user or participant; someone who is extremely new and inexperienced (to a game or activity). A beginner.
  3. Anything recently introduced into a setting, especially something that replaces an older version.

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Examples

“He was a newbie to chemistry.”
“We’ve included some other acts you already know so you’ll get a feel for what the newbies sound like.”
“If you’re starting off skinny, you can probably get newbie gains for several months.”
“If you find that you would prefer using the new printer most of the time, while using the original only when needed, you can make the newbie the default printer for your system.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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