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new-comer

new-comer is the dated form of newcomer.

Meaning of newcomer

Noun

newcomer (plural newcomers)

  1. One who has recently come to a community; a recent arrival.
    • Welcome, we²l'ku²m. a.
      Received with gladneſs, admitted willingly, grateful[…]
      Welcome, we²l'ku²m. interj.
      A form of ſalutation uſed to a new comer.1791, John Walker, A Critical Pronouncing Dictionary […] , London: Sold by G. G. J. and J. Robinſon, Paternoſter Row; and T. Cadell, in the Strand, →OCLC, page 550
    Synonyms:
    comeling
  2. A new participant in some activity; a neophyte.
    Synonyms:
    newbie

See all 3 meanings of newcomer

Forms of new-comer

pluralnew-comers

Questions about new-comer

What is new-comer the dated form of?
New-comer is the dated form of newcomer.

Words near new-comer in the dictionary

  1. new-car smell
  2. new-coin
  3. new-coined
  4. new-coining
  5. new-coins
  6. new-comer
  7. new-comers
  8. new-country project
  9. new-energy vehicle
  10. new-energy vehicles
  11. new-fangled

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