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first-timer

American

[furst-tahy-mer] / ˈfɜrstˈtaɪ mər /

noun

a person who does, experiences, or attends something for the first time.

Etymology

Origin of first-timer

first time + -er ¹

Example Sentences

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Space first-timer Wu told a news conference on Thursday that he felt "incomparably lucky".

From Barron's • Oct. 31, 2025

He was explaining to another observer, a first-timer, how all this worked.

From Slate • Oct. 10, 2025

The annual Maldon Mud Race in Essex saw Vicki Riley claim the title of fastest woman, while first-timer Joe Griggs was the first man to cross the finishing line.

From BBC • May 4, 2025

“Pershing Square was a natural destination for a first-timer to the city with no center,” says Roberts.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 7, 2025

"It's lonesome'ern hell; but it ain't that altogether thet hurts a first-timer, Lutts—it's the gang of old-timers he's bound to meet inside every jail."

From The Red Debt Echoes from Kentucky by MacDonald, Everett

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