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See also: Newcomer, new-comer, and new comer

English

One who has recently come to a community; a recent arrival.
- 1791, John Walker, A Critical Pronouncing Dictionary […] ‎, London: Sold by G. G. J. and J. Robinſon, Paternoſter Row; and T. Cadell, in the Strand, →OCLC, page 550:
  Welcome, we²l'ku²m. a.
  Received with gladneſs, admitted willingly, grateful […]
  Welcome, we²l'ku²m. interj.
  A form of ſalutation uſed to a new comer.
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- 1910, Emerson Hough, chapter I, in The Purchase Price: Or The Cause of Compromise, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:
  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.
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- 1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 19, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC:
  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.
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- 2024 June 20, Eva Corlett, “Fidlets, fingies and riding a doo: study sheds light on Antarctic English slang”, in The Guardian‎:
  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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A new participant in some activity; a neophyte.

Synonyms

(recent arrival): comeling, newling, offcomer; see also Thesaurus:newcomer
(a new participant): newbie, noob, n00b (Internet slang); see also Thesaurus:beginner

Derived terms

oldcomer

Related terms

newcoming

Descendants

→ German: Newcomer

Translations

one who has recently arrived in a community

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Afrikaans: aankomelingCategory:Terms with Afrikaans translations#NEWCOMER
Armenian: նորեկ (hy) (norek)Category:Terms with Armenian translations#NEWCOMER, եկվոր (hy) (ekvor)Category:Terms with Armenian translations#NEWCOMER
Azerbaijani: gəlməCategory:Terms with Azerbaijani translations#NEWCOMER
Bulgarian: пришелец (bg) m (prišelec)Category:Terms with Bulgarian translations#NEWCOMER
Catalan: nouvingut (ca) mCategory:Terms with Catalan translations#NEWCOMER, nouvinguda (ca) fCategory:Terms with Catalan translations#NEWCOMER
Chinese:
Mandarin: 新人 (zh) (xīnrén)Category:Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations#NEWCOMER Category:Terms with Mandarin translations#NEWCOMER
Czech: příchozí (cs) mCategory:Terms with Czech translations#NEWCOMER
Danish: nybegynder (da)Category:Terms with Danish translations#NEWCOMER
Dutch: nieuwkomer (nl) mCategory:Terms with Dutch translations#NEWCOMER, nieuweling (nl) mCategory:Terms with Dutch translations#NEWCOMER
Finnish: noviisi (fi)Category:Terms with Finnish translations#NEWCOMER, aloittelija (fi)Category:Terms with Finnish translations#NEWCOMER, vasta-alkaja (fi)Category:Terms with Finnish translations#NEWCOMER, tulokas (fi)Category:Terms with Finnish translations#NEWCOMER
French: nouveau venu (fr) mCategory:Terms with French translations#NEWCOMER, nouvel arrivé mCategory:Terms with French translations#NEWCOMER
Georgian: ახალმოსული (axalmosuli)Category:Terms with Georgian translations#NEWCOMER, ახალჩამოსული (axalčamosuli)Category:Terms with Georgian translations#NEWCOMER
German: Neuankömmling (de) mCategory:Terms with German translations#NEWCOMER, Newcomer (de) mCategory:Terms with German translations#NEWCOMER, Newcomerin (de) fCategory:Terms with German translations#NEWCOMER
Greek: νεοφερμένος (el) (neoferménos)Category:Terms with Greek translations#NEWCOMER, νιόφερτος (el) (niófertos)Category:Terms with Greek translations#NEWCOMER
Hungarian: jövevény (hu)Category:Terms with Hungarian translations#NEWCOMER
Indonesian: anak baruCategory:Terms with Indonesian translations#NEWCOMER
Italian: nuovo arrivatoCategory:Terms with Italian translations#NEWCOMER
Japanese: 新人 (ja) (しんじん, shinjin)Category:Terms with Japanese translations#NEWCOMER, 新入り (ja) (shin'iri)Category:Terms with Japanese translations#NEWCOMER, 新参 (ja) (shinzan)Category:Terms with Japanese translations#NEWCOMER, 新参者 (ja) (shinzanmono)Category:Terms with Japanese translations#NEWCOMER
Korean: 신입 (ko) (sinip)Category:Terms with Korean translations#NEWCOMER
Latvian: jaunatnācējs mCategory:Terms with Latvian translations#NEWCOMER
Lithuanian: naujai atvykęs mCategory:Terms with Lithuanian translations#NEWCOMER, ateivis mCategory:Terms with Lithuanian translations#NEWCOMER
Macedonian: новодо́јденец m (novodójdenec)Category:Terms with Macedonian translations#NEWCOMER
Māori: waetapuCategory:Terms with Māori translations#NEWCOMER
Norwegian:
Bokmål: nykommer mCategory:Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations#NEWCOMER

Nynorsk: nykomar mCategory:Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations#NEWCOMER
Occitan: nòuvengutCategory:Terms with Occitan translations#NEWCOMER
Persian: تازه وارد (tâze vâred)Category:Terms with Persian translations#NEWCOMER
Polish: przybysz (pl) mCategory:Terms with Polish translations#NEWCOMER, przybyszka fCategory:Terms with Polish translations#NEWCOMER
Portuguese: recém-chegado mCategory:Terms with Portuguese translations#NEWCOMER
Romanian: nou-venit mCategory:Terms with Romanian translations#NEWCOMER, nou-venită fCategory:Terms with Romanian translations#NEWCOMER
Russian: прише́лец (ru) m (prišélec)Category:Terms with Russian translations#NEWCOMER, (newbie) новичо́к (ru) m (novičók)Category:Terms with Russian translations#NEWCOMER, но́венький (ru) m (nóvenʹkij)Category:Terms with Russian translations#NEWCOMER
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: придошлица fCategory:Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations#NEWCOMER

Latin: pridošlica (sh) fCategory:Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations#NEWCOMER
Spanish: recién llegado mCategory:Terms with Spanish translations#NEWCOMER, recién llegada fCategory:Terms with Spanish translations#NEWCOMER, recentalCategory:Terms with Spanish translations#NEWCOMER (adjectve)
Swedish: nykomling (sv)Category:Terms with Swedish translations#NEWCOMER
Turkish: yeni gelenCategory:Terms with Turkish translations#NEWCOMER
Ukrainian: нове́нький m (novénʹkyj)Category:Terms with Ukrainian translations#NEWCOMER, нове́нька f (novénʹka)Category:Terms with Ukrainian translations#NEWCOMER, новачо́к (uk) m (novačók)Category:Terms with Ukrainian translations#NEWCOMER
Walloon: novea vnou (wa) mCategory:Terms with Walloon translations#NEWCOMER, novele vinowe fCategory:Terms with Walloon translations#NEWCOMER
Welsh: gŵr dyfod mCategory:Terms with Welsh translations#NEWCOMER
Zazaki: newamaoğ mCategory:Terms with Zazaki translations#NEWCOMER, newamaoğe fCategory:Terms with Zazaki translations#NEWCOMER

new participant in some activity

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Afrikaans: aankomelingCategory:Terms with Afrikaans translations#NEWCOMER
Armenian: նորեկ (hy) (norek)Category:Terms with Armenian translations#NEWCOMER
Bulgarian: новак (bg) m (novak)Category:Terms with Bulgarian translations#NEWCOMER, новодошъл (bg) m (novodošǎl)Category:Terms with Bulgarian translations#NEWCOMER
Catalan: novell (ca)Category:Terms with Catalan translations#NEWCOMER
Chinese:
Mandarin: 新手 (zh) (xīnshǒu)Category:Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations#NEWCOMER Category:Terms with Mandarin translations#NEWCOMER
Czech: nováček mCategory:Terms with Czech translations#NEWCOMER
Finnish: noviisi (fi)Category:Terms with Finnish translations#NEWCOMER, aloittelija (fi)Category:Terms with Finnish translations#NEWCOMER, vasta-alkaja (fi)Category:Terms with Finnish translations#NEWCOMER, tulokas (fi)Category:Terms with Finnish translations#NEWCOMER
French: débutant (fr) mCategory:Terms with French translations#NEWCOMER, débutante (fr) fCategory:Terms with French translations#NEWCOMER
Georgian: ახალბედა (axalbeda)Category:Terms with Georgian translations#NEWCOMER, დამწყები (damc̣q̇ebi)Category:Terms with Georgian translations#NEWCOMER
German: Neuling (de) mCategory:Terms with German translations#NEWCOMER, Newcomer (de) mCategory:Terms with German translations#NEWCOMER, Newcomerin (de) fCategory:Terms with German translations#NEWCOMER
Greek: νεοφώτιστος (el) (neofótistos)Category:Terms with Greek translations#NEWCOMER
Italian: esordiente (it)Category:Terms with Italian translations#NEWCOMER, debuttante (it)Category:Terms with Italian translations#NEWCOMER
Japanese: 新人 (ja) (shinjin)Category:Terms with Japanese translations#NEWCOMER
Latvian: jaunatnācējs mCategory:Terms with Latvian translations#NEWCOMER
Macedonian: нова́јлија m (novájlija)Category:Terms with Macedonian translations#NEWCOMER, но́вак m (nóvak)Category:Terms with Macedonian translations#NEWCOMER
Norwegian:
Bokmål: nykommer mCategory:Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations#NEWCOMER

Nynorsk: nykomar mCategory:Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations#NEWCOMER
Polish: nowicjusz (pl) mCategory:Terms with Polish translations#NEWCOMER, nowicjuszka (pl) fCategory:Terms with Polish translations#NEWCOMER
Portuguese: iniciante (pt) m or fCategory:Terms with Portuguese translations#NEWCOMER
Romanian: începător (ro) mCategory:Terms with Romanian translations#NEWCOMER, începătoare (ro) fCategory:Terms with Romanian translations#NEWCOMER, novice (ro) mCategory:Terms with Romanian translations#NEWCOMER, debutant (ro) mCategory:Terms with Romanian translations#NEWCOMER, debutantă (ro) fCategory:Terms with Romanian translations#NEWCOMER
Russian: новичо́к (ru) m (novičók)Category:Terms with Russian translations#NEWCOMER, неофи́т (ru) m (neofít)Category:Terms with Russian translations#NEWCOMER, начина́ющий (ru) m (načinájuščij)Category:Terms with Russian translations#NEWCOMER
Swedish: nybörjare (sv)Category:Terms with Swedish translations#NEWCOMER
Turkish: yeni gelenCategory:Terms with Turkish translations#NEWCOMER
Ukrainian: новачо́к (uk) m (novačók)Category:Terms with Ukrainian translations#NEWCOMER, той, хто почина́є (toj, xto počynáje)Category:Terms with Ukrainian translations#NEWCOMER

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German: ^{(please verify)} Neuling (de) mCategory:Terms with German translations#NEWCOMER Category:Requests for review of German translations#NEWCOMER

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