Etymology

newcomer

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Today it means: One who has recently come to a community; a recent arrival. Full definition →

Middle English newe-comere
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromnewe-comere
  2. English todaynewcomer

From Middle English newe-comere, equivalent to new- + comer. Compare Old English nīwcumen (“new comer, neophyte, novice”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.