Newcomer

Definitions

1. One who has recently come to a community; a recent arrival.
2. A surname.
3. A new participant in some activity; a neophyte.

Equivalents

Examples

“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.”

“As soon as Julia returned with a constable, Timothy, who was on the point⟳ of exhaustion, prepared to give⟳ over to him gratefully. The newcomer turned out to be a powerful youngster, fully trained and eager to help⟳, and he stripped off his tunic at once.”

“Americans, for example, call⟳ newcomers to Antarctica “fingies”, which comes from FNGs – a borrowed military abbreviation that means “Fucking New Guy”.”

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