HOW TO PRONOUNCE
newcomer
/ˈn(j)uˌkʌmɚ/
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What does newcomer mean?
noun
- One who has recently come to a community; a recent arrival.
- A new participant in some activity; a neophyte.
proper noun
- 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.
Jean Valjean, who had re-loaded his gun, took aim at the newcomer and sent the officer’s casque to join the soldier’s.
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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.
The newcomer was a short, large-boned, yellow-faced, wrinkled old man, with gray bushy eyebrows overhanging bright eyes of an indefinite grayish color.
“I'm glad you told me who she is because I never would have guessed it,” confessed Peter as he studied the newcomer.