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newcomer
What does newcomer mean?
newcomer (noun): one who has recently come to a community; a recent arrival.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use newcomer in a sentence?
How do you pronounce newcomer?
/ˈnuˌkʌmɚ/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does newcomer come from?
From Middle English newe-comere, equivalent to new- + comer.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “newcomer” mean?
a wish or urge, particularly a sudden one prompting action
Not quite: that's what impulse means.
one who has recently come to a community; a recent arrival
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a harmonious uniformity or agreement among things or parts
Not quite: that's what consistency means.
an individual instance that represents a class; an example
Not quite: that's what specimen means.
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