newcomers
Recently arrived people
Newcomers are people who have recently arrived somewhere or recently joined a group.
The word emphasizes unfamiliarity with local customs, established relationships, or how things work: Newcomers to the neighborhood often struggle to find parking.
It can carry slight condescension from those who arrived earlier, or mark genuine welcome: We have a mentorship program for newcomers.
Hospitable greeting offered
- receptionAct of receiving guests
- orientationPosition relative to surroundings
- settlingReaching resolution or rest
- integrationCombining into a whole
onboarding · induction · acclimatization · greeting · introduction · influx · entry · admission
People seeking safety elsewhere
- expatriatesPeople living outside homeland
- migrantsPeople who move elsewhere
- asylum seekersPeople requesting safe haven
- emigrantsPeople leaving their country
diaspora · resettlement · naturalization · citizenship · green card · work permit · sponsorship · multiculturalism
welcome
Hospitable greeting offered
- receptionAct of receiving guests
- orientationPosition relative to surroundings
- settlingReaching resolution or rest
integration · onboarding · induction · acclimatization · greeting · introduction · influx · entry · admission · incorporation
refugees
People seeking safety elsewhere
- expatriatesPeople living outside homeland
- migrantsPeople who move elsewhere
- asylum seekersPeople requesting safe haven
emigrants · diaspora · resettlement · naturalization · citizenship · green card · work permit · sponsorship · multiculturalism · integration
beginner
One who lacks experience
- neophyteInexperienced beginner
- traineeOne being instructed
- apprenticeLearner bound to employer
greenhorn · learner · recruit · intern · fledgling · student · freshman · rookie · amateur · entrant
- newcomersfresh face, first-timers, first-timer, beginner, beginners
- city peoplecity dwellers, urbanites, residents, citizens, locals
- young adultsyoung adults, twenty-somethings, twentysomethings, young people, young professionals
- congregationchurchgoers, parishioners, worshippers, flock, faithful
- emerging artistsrising star, rising stars, fresh talent, undiscovered talent, first album
- emerging voicesyoung poets, rising stars, fresh talent, untold stories, diverse voices
newcomersveterans
Former armed forces members
old-timers · old hands · incumbents · old guard · lifers
newcomersexperts
Highly skilled practitioners
veterans · old hands · professionals · masters · adepts
newcomersnatives
Original local population
locals · old-timers · insiders · townies · original inhabitants