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HOW TO PRONOUNCE

newcomer

/ˈn(j)uˌkʌmɚ/

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What does newcomer mean?

noun

  1. One who has recently come to a community; a recent arrival.
  2. A new participant in some activity; a neophyte.

proper noun

  1. A surname.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈn(j)uˌkʌmɚ/

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The landlady had rapidly re-used the formula she kept on hand for intruders before she recognized that the newcomer was Tess.
Thomas HardyTess of the d'Urbervilles: A Pure WomanProject Gutenberg ebook #110
Jean Valjean, who had re-loaded his gun, took aim at the newcomer and sent the officer’s casque to join the soldier’s.
Victor HugoLes MisérablesTranslated by Isabel Florence HapgoodProject Gutenberg ebook #135
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Each newcomer from the Old Country was entitled to free bed and board until he could get a job in the mills.
James J. (James John) DavisThe Iron Puddler: My Life in the Rolling Mills and What Came of ItProject Gutenberg ebook #1297
The newcomer was a short, large-boned, yellow-faced, wrinkled old man, with gray bushy eyebrows overhanging bright eyes of an indefinite grayish color.
Leo, graf TolstoyWar and PeaceTranslated by Aylmer Maude; Louise MaudeProject Gutenberg ebook #2600
“I'm glad you told me who she is because I never would have guessed it,” confessed Peter as he studied the newcomer.
Thornton W. (Thornton Waldo) BurgessThe Burgess Bird Book for ChildrenProject Gutenberg ebook #3074