Thesaurus:newcomer

Thesaurus:newcomer

THESAURUS

newcomer

English

Synonyms

• blow-in (Ireland)

• come-here (US dialect)

• comeling (obsolete)

• FOB (sometimes derogatory)

• fresh meat (informal)

• freshie (UK)

• greener (slang, derogatory)

• incomer

• new chum (Australia, dated, mildly derogatory)

• newcomer

• newling

• offcomer

• outcomeling

• stranger

Antonyms

• denizen

• dweller

• inhabitant

• native    [WS]

• oldtimer

• resident

Hypernyms

• foreigner    [WS]

Various

• fresh off the boat (adjectival phrase)

See also

• Thesaurus:beginner

Further reading

• “57. extraneousness” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “newcomer” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.