[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/newcomer.html)

[home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/) / [The school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/) / newcomer

[← N](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/N/)

# newcomer

«newcomer» in Mova's school dictionary: **A person who has just arrived in a place, joined a group…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 4 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a newcomer, newcomers)

### meaning for a pupil

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

### sense 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://md.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://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/newcomer/#x2)
- The newcomers learned English quickly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/newcomer/#x3)
- Our team has two newcomers this year. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/newcomer/#x4)
- Show the newcomer where the toilets are. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/newcomer/#x5)
- As a newcomer to chess, he lost a lot at first. [tree →](https://md.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://md.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.

### In the corpora

- [Newcomers are busy and tired; the friendly thing is to say hello first instead of deciding they are «stuck up».](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/41-our-street-who-parked-where-and-who-won-what/25/)
- [Teaching a newcomer is kinder than turning them away.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/399-left-out-without-a-console/27/)
- [Local slang can sound rude to a newcomer when it is meant friendly; ask or laugh along before deciding someone is an enemy.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/465-the-new-kid-and-the-first-day/31/)
- [Nicknames for newcomers are often teasing rather than hate, but if one is nasty, tell a teacher.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/465-the-new-kid-and-the-first-day/35/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «newcomer» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/newcomer/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.