different between outlander vs newcomer

English

Etymology

From outland +? -er. In certain uses, influenced by or a calque of the Dutch uitlander or Afrikaans uitlander. Also cognate with German Ausländer and Swedish utlänning.

Noun

outlander (plural outlanders)

1. A foreigner or alien.
   • 1940, Lloyd's List Law Reports:

     It will be observed that it does not say "inlanders" or "excluding outlanders"; it simply says "by Germans," an expression which covers both inlanders and outlanders "for passages in foreign ships."

2. A stranger or outsider.

Synonyms

• (foreigner): outcomeling, outener, peregrine (dated); see also Thesaurus:foreigner
• (outsider): fremd, strangeling; see also Thesaurus:outcast

See also

• barbarian

English

Alternative forms

• new-comer, new comer

Etymology

From new- +? comer. Compare Old English n?wcumen (“new comer, neophyte, novice”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) enPR: nyo?o?k?m?r, IPA^(key): /?nju?k?m?/
• (US) enPR: n(y)o?o?k?'m?r, IPA^(key): /?n(j)u?k?m?/, [?n(j)u?k??m?]
• Rhymes: -u?k?m?(?), -?m?(?)

Noun

newcomer (plural newcomers)

1. One who has recently come to a community; a recent arrival.
   • This new-comer was a man who in any company would have seemed striking. In complexion fair, and with blue or gray eyes, he was tall as any Viking, as broad in the shoulder.
2. A new participant in some activity; a neophyte.

Synonyms

• (recent arrival): comeling, newling, offcomer; see also Thesaurus:newcomer
• (a new participant): newbie, noob, n00b (Internet slang); see also Thesaurus:beginner

Related terms

• newcoming

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