NEWCOMER Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

newcomer

noun

ˈnü-ˌkə-mər

Definition of newcomer

as in novice

a person who is just starting out in a field of activity he's a newcomer to ice hockey

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Recent Examples of newcomer The city’s population is growing and the only real way to preserve any semblance of affordability and keep residents — both longstanding and newcomers — is to have enough housing for everyone. — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 4 Oct. 2026 On Wednesday of that first week, one by one, the team’s 12 newcomers took to a makeshift stage for their initiation songs. — Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026 Another newcomer in wide release this weekend is Lionsgate’s Beware Boiúna, which opens quietly with around $500,000 from 1,121 North American theaters. — Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2026 The commenter also wondered whether wealthy newcomers would eventually bring in other institutions from elsewhere rather than strengthen the ones already rooted in South Florida. — Luisa Yanez october 2, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for newcomer

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Noun

In the latest, The Big Cats Dance Party, a high-profile case falls to a novice sleuth while the agency’s founder is away.

— The Week US, TheWeek, 5 Oct. 2026
To a novice taster, sipping out of a plastic Mets carafe, the wine smelled like dry grass and very ripe blackberries.

— Arthur Holland Michel, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of novice

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Promising freshman Olivia Vukosa, the incoming freshman from New York City’s Christ The King High, was the Big East Freshman of the Year.

— Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026
Starting freshman tight end Mark Bowman was also listed as questionable on the report after catching six passes for 44 yards against Oregon and amassing the second-most receptions on the team overall with 21.

— Sean Campbell, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of freshman

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For carpenters, delays and poor weather conditions can disrupt the working hours apprentices need to complete their program, causing some to quit.

— Itzel Franco, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026
More than half of the new money will go toward the CUNY Professional Development Institute to add 30 apprentices, doubling the total enrollment to 60 trainees, according to a press release shared with the Daily News ahead of the announcement.

— Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 2 Oct. 2026

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