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

After a bruising, hard-fought opening, Walsh's try set the tone as debutant Mark Nawaqanitawase shifted the ball left for the rampaging Brisbane Broncos full-back to go over in style.

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Track Worlds debutant Tarling becomes the first British man to win the points race title since Jonathan Dibben in 2016.

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The home side, ranked 44th in the Fifa rankings, struggled to break into the final third but had multiple half chances with debutant Mia Moore firing wide and Emily Wilson also sending a shot just off target.

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The sole positive for Afghanistan, who beat Zimbabwe 1-0 in a two-Test series last January, was the performance of debutant seamer Ziaur Rahman, who captured seven wickets.

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Test debutant David Furner missed the conversion from out wide, to the roars of the Wembley crowd, and the hosts saw the game out, with Goulding adding a late penalty to complete an 8-4 win.

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