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newcomers

newcomers is the plural 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

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Questions about newcomers

What is newcomers the plural of?
Newcomers is the plural of newcomer.

Words near newcomers in the dictionary

  1. Newcombes
  2. Newcombs
  3. newcome
  4. Newcomen
  5. newcomer
  6. newcomers
  7. newcomes
  8. newcoming
  9. Newcoms
  10. newcos
  11. Newcourt

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