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newbie

noun
new·​bie | \ ˈnü-bē How to pronounce newbie (audio) , ˈnyü-\

Definition of newbie

informal
: a person who has recently started a particular activity : beginner, novice, newcomer It's true that some users–particularly newbies—fall into the Web like Alice down the rabbit hole.— Scott Kirsner What will happen when all those newbie politicians sit down in the swivel chair for the first time?— Geoff Clark

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Examples of newbie in a Sentence

He is a newbie to local politics. a newbie to the Internet, he was still trying to cope with the visual clutter of cyberspace

Recent Examples on the Web

Some of us are newbies and some of us have years of experience. — Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, "San Jose calendar of events for the week of Aug. 30," 30 Aug. 2019 Hilaria is no newbie to exercising — or to sharing her workouts with her 622,000 followers! — Ashley Boucher, PEOPLE.com, "Hilaria Baldwin Shows Off Her 'Entire Leg Workout' Fitness Routine from Her Bathroom," 26 July 2019

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First Known Use of newbie

1970, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for newbie

irregular from new

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newbie

noun

English Language Learners Definition of newbie

chiefly US, informal : a person who has recently started a particular activity

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