new chum
Britishnoun
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archaic a recent British immigrant
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a novice in any activity
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(in the 19th century) a new arrival in a hulk
Example Sentences
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Roger gives Lane tips for wooing Mr. Jaguar, teaching him how to establish a strategic camaraderie with his new chum.
From Slate ● Apr. 17, 2012
Good opened a $750,000 line of credit for Bush, promised more and flashed visions of wealth before his new chum.
From Time Magazine Archive
Between two days, as you might say, and right soon after Mr. Norcross got back, we acquired a new chum on the headquarters force.
From The Wreckers by Francis Lynde
"What sort of a new chum are you then?"
From Missing Friends Being the Adventures of a Danish Emigrant in Queensland (1871-1880) by Thorvald Weitemeyer
In the first place, you are a new chum, and nine out of ten new chums write home under disappointed feelings, as the romance melts from those visions which lend enchantment to the view.
From The Story of a Life by J. Breckenridge (John Breckenridge) Ellis
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