debutant

Or déb·u·tant

[deb-yoo-tahnt, -yuh-]

noun

1. a person who makes a debut into a professional career or before the public.

debutant

/ ˈdɛbjʊˌtɑːnt, -ˌtænt /

noun

1. a person who is making a first appearance in a particular capacity, such as a sportsperson playing in a first game for a team

Word History and Origins

Origin of debutant¹

1815–25; < French débutant, present participle of débuter. See debut, -ant

Example Sentences

On Friday afternoon, Scheffler was unable to make amends in the fourballs alongside debutant JJ Spaun as they were beaten 3&2 by Rahm and Sepp Straka.

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The goal he scored against the Terriers had the trademarks of a player that was full of confidence, exchanging passes with another debutant in Divine Mukasa and drilling in an unerring finish.

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McCullum also backed 22-year-old bowler Sonny Baker, who returned the most expensive figures by an England debutant in the first ODI at Headingley on Tuesday.

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In addition to the drop, Burger finished with 0-95 – the worst figures for South Africa in the format – while Codi Yusef's 0-80 were the most expensive by a Proteas debutant.

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So Chelsea kept getting the ball to Carpenter and the debutant assisted Aggie Beever-Jones for the opener.

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