newcomer
Fresh face here
A newcomer is someone who has recently arrived or joined—a new resident, employee, or participant: The newcomers to the neighborhood introduced themselves at the block party.
The word implies unfamiliarity with local customs or established ways: As a newcomer to the industry, she had much to learn.
It can also describe someone new to an activity or field: a newcomer to politics.
Inexperienced newcomer to field
- rookieInexperienced newcomer
- apprenticeLearner bound to employer
- learnerOne gaining knowledge
- traineeOne being instructed
neophyte · greenhorn · fledgling · tyro · tenderfoot · newbie · amateur · recruit
Non-native person
- alienNon-native being
- strangerPerson not yet known
- nonnativeNot indigenous to a place
- visitorShort-term guest
guest · interloper · intruder · unknown · fish out of water · odd one out · blow-in · arriviste
One who resettles abroad
- settlerOne who colonizes territory
- transplantMove tissue between bodies
- incomerOne who arrives
- emigrantPerson resettling in another nation
expatriate · migrant · refugee · asylum seeker · deportee · returnee · repatriate · resettler
Binding promise given
- inducteeOne formally admitted
- neophyteInexperienced beginner
- discipleCommitted follower of teaching
- probationerPerson serving trial period
postulant · novitiate · acolyte · catechumen · convert · freshman · fresher · pledgee
Lack of prior exposure
- naiveteInnocent lack of experience
- greennessState of being verdant
- rawnessUnrefined or exposed state
- freshnessState of being unspoiled
uncertainty · disorientation · culture shock · adjustment · learning curve · baptism by fire · growing pains · settling in
novice
Inexperienced newcomer to field
- rookieInexperienced newcomer
- apprenticeLearner bound to employer
- learnerOne gaining knowledge
trainee · neophyte · greenhorn · fledgling · tyro · tenderfoot · newbie · amateur · recruit · intern
foreigner
Non-native person
visitor · guest · interloper · intruder · unknown · fish out of water · odd one out · blow-in · arriviste · parvenu
immigrant
One who resettles abroad
- settlerOne who colonizes territory
- transplantMove tissue between bodies
- incomerOne who arrives
emigrant · expatriate · migrant · refugee · asylum seeker · deportee · returnee · repatriate · resettler · homesteader
pledge
Binding promise given
probationer · postulant · novitiate · acolyte · catechumen · convert · freshman · fresher · pledgee · candidate
inexperience
Lack of prior exposure
freshness · uncertainty · disorientation · culture shock · adjustment · learning curve · baptism by fire · growing pains · settling in · acclimatization
- newfresh, newest, newly, recent, current
- bar patronsregular, local, barfly, drunk, bartender
- beginnersbeginner, novice, rookie, newbie, trainee
- informal rolesleader, follower, peacemaker, troublemaker, mediator
- newcomersnewbie, newbies, fresh face, first-timers, first-timer
- novicesnovice, beginner, rookie, newbie, greenhorn