newcomer
pronunciation
How to pronounce newcomer in British English:
UK [ˈnju:kʌmə(r)]
How to pronounce newcomer in American English:
US [ˈnukʌmə(r)]
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- Noun:
- any new participant in some activity
- a recent arrival
Word Origin
- newcomer (n.)
- "recent arrival," mid-15c., with agent noun ending from new-come (past participle adjective), c. 1200, from Old English niwe cumen. Old English also used niwcumen as a noun meaning "newcomer, neophyte."
Example
- 1. Imogen is a newcomer making a fast rise in hollywood .
- 2. Both plays earned him nominations for the olivier award for best newcomer .
- 3. Another time , I saw a hopeful newcomer come to the set for some preliminary casting photos .
- 4. The saudi newcomer boasts research collaborations with the universities of oxford and cambridge , and with imperial college , london .
- 5. A mechanical engineer and former punk rocker with a soul patch , pratt is a newcomer to the kilogram definition effort .