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# newcomer

noun (a newcomer, newcomers)

«newcomer» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A person who has just arrived in a place, joined a group, or started something for the first time. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/newcomer/#m1)

### In the lessons

In school and friendship lessons: be kind to newcomers in your class, show them around and include them in games. In citizenship lessons: newcomers to a country (immigrants, refugees) may learn a new language. In sport and competitions: «a newcomer to the team».

### Examples

- Let's welcome the newcomer to our class. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/newcomer/#x1)
- She was a newcomer to the town and did not know anyone. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/newcomer/#x2)
- The newcomers learned English quickly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/newcomer/#x3)
- Our team has two newcomers this year. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/newcomer/#x4)
- Show the newcomer where the toilets are. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/newcomer/#x5)
- As a newcomer to chess, he lost a lot at first. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/newcomer/#x6)
- The newcomer was a bright, cheerful, good-looking young man, who soon plunged into conversation and asked many questions. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/newcomer/#x7)

### Note

One word: newcomer. Countable. «Newcomer» is friendly and neutral; «stranger» means someone you do not know at all. A newcomer is often also called «the new kid» at school.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «newcomer» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/newcomer/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«newcomer» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/newcomer.html) on Mova free.