freshmanUS

Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples

a new person
newcomerI was treated like a newcomer, even though I’d lived on the square for years.
newbieNewbies tend to get given all the boring jobs around here.
noobOlder players helped the noobs navigate the video game.
beginnerShe only took up knitting a month ago, but she's quite good for a beginner.
noviceWhen it comes to driving, I’m still a novice.
rookieUSThe team signed a rookie from the University of Alabama to its starting line.

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Inexperienced people and lack of experience
apprentice
beginner
dilettante
freshman
functional illiterate
laywoman
lightweight
muggle
naïf
neophyte
non-philosopher
nonspecialist
not know the meaning of the wordidiom
novice
probationer
the blind leading the blindidiom
uninitiated
virgin
virgin territoryidiom
virginity

newcomer | American Dictionary

newcomer
noun[ C ]
us/ˈnuˌkʌm·ər/
someone who has recently arrived in a place, or a person or organization that has recently become involved in an activity:
The company is a relative newcomer to the personal computer industry.

Examples of newcomer

newcomer
In the absence of a chronological account of politics to frame this, any newcomer to the period must inevitably be left somewhat befuddled.
Funds were also provided for the collection of vital statistics of the newcomers.
Moreover, we can pinpoint exactly where: at the point when the newcomer expands in function.
As was mentioned earlier, newcomers who buy supplemental insurance must bear a waiting period, which is expected to discourage moves.
How do the newcomers adapt to the local norms already in place?
Among ordinary people, a thicker cultural brew may be needed to sustain social solidarity and welcome newcomers into a democratic welfare state.
In the main, the contributors are well-established comparativists, but there are also valuable papers by some relative newcomers.
Installing newcomers in a given place became a way to stand in the path of pioneers from neighbouring villages.
However, just as the cultural origins and identities of these newcomers are uncertain, so too are the motivations for their appearance in the lowlands.
The positionality of second wives will also be investigated, to trace exactly how the newcomers establish themselves in relatively hostile environments.
The program to inspect, classify, and select among newcomers expanded within a few years, mobilizing public health doctors, police, municipal officials, and national legislators.
In short, the theory of density dependence holds that in a crowded marketplace, newcomers substantially increase competitive pressures.
For one thing, its sheer volume (about 700 pages) is discouraging for a newcomer.
Like all homeless boys, newcomers had less exposure to pathogens, lower cardiovascular fitness, and higher mean cortisol levels than village boys.
Family members, therefore, rather than migration agents 'constituted the principal sponsors of newcomers'.
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