Standard Lemma guide

newcomer

name · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: nyo͞oʹkŭmər
  • UK: /ˈnjuːkʌmə/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: n(y)o͞oʹkŭ'mər
  • US: /ˈn(j)uˌkʌmɚ/
  • US: [ˈn(j)uˌkhʌmɚ]
  • rhymes with -uːkʌmə(ɹ)
  • rhymes with -ʌmə(ɹ)
  • CMU ARPABET: N UW1 K AH2 M ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A surname.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

One who has recently come to a community; a recent arrival.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A new participant in some activity; a neophyte.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

any new participant in some activity

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: fledgling, fledgeling, starter, neophyte, freshman, newbie, entrant

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: novice, beginner, tyro, tiro, initiate

Narrower terms: recruit, enlistee

5

noun

Meaning 5

a recent arrival

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he's a newcomer to Boston

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: arrival, arriver, comer

Narrower terms: malahini

History

Etymology

From Middle English newe-comere, equivalent to new- + comer. Compare Old English nīwcumen (“new comer, neophyte, novice”).

Across languages

Translations

107 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: aankomeling — one who has recently arrived in a community
  • Armenian: նորեկ (norek) — one who has recently arrived in a community
  • Armenian: եկվոր (ekvor) — one who has recently arrived in a community
  • Azerbaijani: gəlmə — one who has recently arrived in a community
  • Bulgarian: пришелец (prišelec) — one who has recently arrived in a community
  • Catalan: nouvingut — one who has recently arrived in a community
  • Catalan: nouvinguda — one who has recently arrived in a community
  • Chinese Mandarin: 新人 (xīnrén) — one who has recently arrived in a community
  • Czech: příchozí — one who has recently arrived in a community
  • Danish: nybegynder — one who has recently arrived in a community
  • Dutch: nieuwkomer — one who has recently arrived in a community
  • Dutch: nieuweling — one who has recently arrived in a community
  • Finnish: noviisi — one who has recently arrived in a community
  • Finnish: aloittelija — one who has recently arrived in a community
  • Finnish: vasta-alkaja — one who has recently arrived in a community
  • Finnish: tulokas — one who has recently arrived in a community
  • French: nouveau venu — one who has recently arrived in a community
  • French: nouvel arrivé — one who has recently arrived in a community
  • Georgian: ახალმოსული (axalmosuli) — one who has recently arrived in a community
  • Georgian: ახალჩამოსული (axalčamosuli) — one who has recently arrived in a community
  • German: Neuankömmling — one who has recently arrived in a community
  • German: Newcomer — one who has recently arrived in a community
  • German: Newcomerin — one who has recently arrived in a community
  • Greek: νεοφερμένος (neoferménos) — one who has recently arrived in a community
  • Greek: νιόφερτος (niófertos) — one who has recently arrived in a community
  • Hungarian: jövevény — one who has recently arrived in a community
  • Indonesian: anak baru — one who has recently arrived in a community
  • Italian: nuovo arrivato — one who has recently arrived in a community
  • Japanese: 新人 (shinjin) — one who has recently arrived in a community
  • Japanese: 新入り (shin'iri) — one who has recently arrived in a community
  • Japanese: 新参 (shinzan) — one who has recently arrived in a community
  • Japanese: 新参者 (shinzanmono) — one who has recently arrived in a community
  • Korean: 신입 (sinip) — one who has recently arrived in a community
  • Latvian: jaunatnācējs — one who has recently arrived in a community
  • Lithuanian: naujai atvykęs — one who has recently arrived in a community
  • Lithuanian: ateivis — one who has recently arrived in a community
  • Macedonian: новодо́јденец (novodójdenec) — one who has recently arrived in a community
  • Māori: waetapu — one who has recently arrived in a community
  • Norwegian Bokmål: nykommer — one who has recently arrived in a community
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: nykomar — one who has recently arrived in a community
  • Occitan: nòuvengut — one who has recently arrived in a community
  • Persian: تازه وارد (tâze vâred) — one who has recently arrived in a community
  • Polish: przybysz — one who has recently arrived in a community
  • Polish: przybyszka — one who has recently arrived in a community
  • Portuguese: recém-chegado — one who has recently arrived in a community
  • Romanian: nou-venit — one who has recently arrived in a community
  • Romanian: nou-venită — one who has recently arrived in a community
  • Russian: прише́лец (prišélec) — one who has recently arrived in a community
  • Russian: новичо́к (newbie) — one who has recently arrived in a community
  • Russian: но́венький (nóvenʹkij) — one who has recently arrived in a community
  • Serbo-Croatian: придошлица — one who has recently arrived in a community
  • Serbo-Croatian: pridošlica — one who has recently arrived in a community
  • Spanish: recién llegado — one who has recently arrived in a community
  • Spanish: recién llegada — one who has recently arrived in a community
  • Spanish: recental (adjectve) — one who has recently arrived in a community
  • Swedish: nykomling — one who has recently arrived in a community
  • Turkish: yeni gelen — one who has recently arrived in a community
  • Ukrainian: нове́нький (novénʹkyj) — one who has recently arrived in a community
  • Ukrainian: нове́нька (novénʹka) — one who has recently arrived in a community
  • Ukrainian: новачо́к (novačók) — one who has recently arrived in a community
  • Walloon: novea vnou — one who has recently arrived in a community
  • Walloon: novele vinowe — one who has recently arrived in a community
  • Welsh: gŵr dyfod — one who has recently arrived in a community
  • Zazaki: newamaoğ — one who has recently arrived in a community
  • Zazaki: newamaoğe — one who has recently arrived in a community
  • Afrikaans: aankomeling — new participant in some activity
  • Armenian: նորեկ (norek) — new participant in some activity
  • Bulgarian: новак (novak) — new participant in some activity
  • Bulgarian: новодошъл (novodošǎl) — new participant in some activity
  • Catalan: novell — new participant in some activity
  • Chinese Mandarin: 新手 (xīnshǒu) — new participant in some activity
  • Czech: nováček — new participant in some activity
  • Finnish: noviisi — new participant in some activity
  • Finnish: aloittelija — new participant in some activity
  • Finnish: vasta-alkaja — new participant in some activity
  • Finnish: tulokas — new participant in some activity
  • French: débutant — new participant in some activity
  • French: débutante — new participant in some activity
  • Georgian: ახალბედა (axalbeda) — new participant in some activity
  • Georgian: დამწყები (damc̣q̇ebi) — new participant in some activity
  • German: Neuling — new participant in some activity
  • German: Newcomer — new participant in some activity
  • German: Newcomerin — new participant in some activity
  • Greek: νεοφώτιστος (neofótistos) — new participant in some activity
  • Italian: esordiente — new participant in some activity
  • Italian: debuttante — new participant in some activity
  • Japanese: 新人 (shinjin) — new participant in some activity
  • Latvian: jaunatnācējs — new participant in some activity
  • Macedonian: нова́јлија (novájlija) — new participant in some activity
  • Macedonian: но́вак (nóvak) — new participant in some activity
  • Norwegian Bokmål: nykommer — new participant in some activity
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: nykomar — new participant in some activity
  • Polish: nowicjusz — new participant in some activity
  • Polish: nowicjuszka — new participant in some activity
  • Portuguese: iniciante — new participant in some activity
  • Romanian: începător — new participant in some activity
  • Romanian: începătoare — new participant in some activity
  • Romanian: novice — new participant in some activity
  • Romanian: debutant — new participant in some activity
  • Romanian: debutantă — new participant in some activity
  • Russian: новичо́к (novičók) — new participant in some activity
  • Russian: неофи́т (neofít) — new participant in some activity
  • Russian: начина́ющий (načinájuščij) — new participant in some activity
  • Swedish: nybörjare — new participant in some activity
  • Turkish: yeni gelen — new participant in some activity
  • Ukrainian: новачо́к (novačók) — new participant in some activity
  • Ukrainian: той, хто почина́є (toj, xto počynáje) — new participant in some activity
Real reading context

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