Newcomer

Origin

From - + comer. Compare Old English nīwcumen ("new comer, neophyte, novice").

Full definition of newcomer

Noun

1. One who has recently come to a community; a recent arrival.
• 1910, Emerson Hough, The Purchase Price Chapter 1, 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.
• 1963, Margery Allingham, The China Governess Chapter 19, 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.
2. A new participant in some activity; a neophyte.

Synonyms

• newbie
• noob, n00b (Internet slang)