Meanings
noundebutant (plural debutants)
plural debutants · alternative débutant
- A person (especially a male) who débuts, or appears for the first time.
The Australian batsmen were expecting an easier time with debutants Lonwabo Tsotsobe (4-50) and Wayne Parnell (1-52) replacing Dale Steyn and Ntini, while allrounder Kallis was also rested.
2009 January 31, Richard Earle, “Proteas romp to No.1 ranking”, in Herald Sun
Origin
- Frenchdébutant
- Englishdebutant
From French débutant, equivalent to debut + -ant.
More words from French
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Bengali অভিষিক্ত
- অভিষিক্ত (obhiśikto)debuting male
Catalan debutant
- debutantdebuting male
Danish debutant
- debutantdebuting male
Dutch debutant
- debutantdebuting male
Finnish debytantti
- debytanttidebuting male
French débutant
- débutantdebuting male
German Debütant
- Debütantdebuting male
Hebrew מופיע לראשונה
- מופיע לראשונהdebuting male
Italian debuttante
- debuttantedebuting male
Norwegian Bokmål debutant
- debutantdebuting male
Polish debiutant
- debiutantdebuting male
Portuguese debutante
- debutantedebuting male
Russian дебюта́нт
- дебюта́нт (debjutánt)debuting male
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Cite this entry
APA
debutant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/debutant
MLA
“debutant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/debutant. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “debutant,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/debutant.
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