newbie
Americannoun
noun
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Etymology
Origin of newbie
An Americanism first recorded in 1965–70; perhaps newb(orn) + -ie
Example Sentences
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A newbie may have to endure performing at the seediest of clubs before moving on to bigger and better opportunities.
From Los Angeles Times
For Mukherjea, the lesson is to buy blue chip Indian names that domestic newbies find boring and global investors have sidelined to chase AI stocks elsewhere.
From Barron's
Boysan agreed that this year’s holiday spike presents an opportunity to convert newbie riders into regulars by showing them how bus travel has changed.
From MarketWatch
The dizzying fundraising frenzy has raised several uncomfortable questions about the expensive valuations commanded by these often-unprofitable newbie companies.
From BBC
After, his young friend Ian Douglas, a relative newbie who started attending the open mic night in the spring, sang the jazz standard “You Go to My Head.”
From Los Angeles Times
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