newcomer
/ˈn(j)uˌkʌmɚ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.40 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A new participant in some activity; a neophyte.
name
A surname.
Example Sentences
- "Welcome, we²l'ku²m. a. Received with gladneſs, admitted willingly, grateful[…] Welcome, we²l'ku²m. interj. A form of ſalutation uſed to a new comer."
- "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."
- "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."
- "Americans, for example, call newcomers to Antarctica “fingies”, which comes from FNGs – a borrowed military abbreviation that means “Fucking New Guy”."
Etymology
From Middle English newe-comere, equivalent to new- + comer. Compare Old English nīwcumen (“new comer, neophyte, novice”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈn(j)uˌkʌmɚ/
- British English: /ˈnjuːkʌmə/