informal
: a person who has recently started a particular activity : beginner, novice, newcomer
It's true that some users–particularly newbies—fall into the Web like Alice down the rabbit hole.—
Scott Kirsner
Scott KirsnerWhat will happen when all those newbie politicians sit down in the swivel chair for the first time?—Geoff Clark
Geoff ClarkExamples of newbie in a Sentence
He is a newbie to local politics.
a newbie to woodworking, he was still trying to learn all the terms and techniques of the craft
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Anyier Anei is Ada, a newbie model from South Sudan by way of Kenya, wide-eyed and hungry as she’s tossed into a maelstrom of haughty men and clubgoing sisters in strutting.
—Richard Lawson, IndieWire, 7 Sep. 2025
And there’s no hotter seat in the league for a newbie than to be stuck 5,280 feet above sea level with Nik Bonitto, Jonathon Cooper and Zach Allen breathing down your neck.
—Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 7 Sep. 2025
As for whether the Abbott newbies will get along with the mainstays, or vice versa, the jury is still out.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 6 Sep. 2025
Thirty-four years later, welcome back to our longtime readers and welcome aboard to newbies.
—Greg Cote
september 4, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
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Richard Lawson, IndieWire, 7 Sep. 2025
And there’s no hotter seat in the league for a newbie than to be stuck 5,280 feet above sea level with Nik Bonitto, Jonathon Cooper and Zach Allen breathing down your neck.
—Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 7 Sep. 2025
As for whether the Abbott newbies will get along with the mainstays, or vice versa, the jury is still out.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 6 Sep. 2025
Thirty-four years later, welcome back to our longtime readers and welcome aboard to newbies.
—Greg Cote
september 4, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for newbie
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“Newbie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/newbie. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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