Newbie Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

The meaning of newbie is a person who has recently started a particular activity : beginner, novice, newcomer. How to use newbie in a sentence. Login SignUp Hello, Games&Quizzes Thesaurus WordoftheDay Features BuyingGuide M-WBooks MyWordsMyWords ViewRecents Account LogOut newbie noun SaveWord new·​bie |\ˈnü-bē ,ˈnyü-\ Definitionofnewbie informal :apersonwhohasrecentlystartedaparticularactivity:beginner,novice,newcomer It'struethatsomeusers–particularlynewbies—fallintotheWeblikeAlicedowntherabbithole.—ScottKirsnerWhatwillhappenwhenallthosenewbiepoliticianssitdownintheswivelchairforthefirsttime?—GeoffClark Synonyms&Antonyms MoreExampleSentences LearnMoreAboutnewbie Synonyms&Antonymsfornewbie Synonyms abecedarian, apprentice, babe, beginner, colt, cub, fledgling, freshman, greenhorn, neophyte, newcomer, novice, novitiate, punk, recruit, rook, rookie, tenderfoot, tyro, virgin Antonyms oldhand, old-timer, vet, veteran VisittheThesaurusforMore  ExamplesofnewbieinaSentence Heisanewbietolocalpolitics. anewbietotheInternet,hewasstilltryingtocopewiththevisualclutterofcyberspace RecentExamplesontheWeb Butpublicplanshavebeensuccessfulonlywhentheplanhasbeenahealthsystemthathasbeeninbusinessforsomelengthoftime(ratherthananinexperiencednewbie). — JohnC.Goodman,Forbes,26Oct.2021 Ontherise:Keller,44-10winnersoverNorthMesquite,replacedDistrict4-6ArivalTrophyClubByronNelson,whichlosttoanotherpoll-newbie,McKinneyBoyd. — GregRiddle,DallasNews,19Sep.2021 ButoneMetGalanewbie,NewYorkRep.AlexandriaOcasio-Cortez,andoneold-timer,KimKardashian,wereespeciallydeterminedtomakeprofound,ifconflicting,statements. — HollyThomas,CNN,14Sep.2021 Neithermancanstomachblockinglongtimeplayersoveranewbie,andJamesissenttodeliverthenewsinperson. — KristenReid,Vulture,22Sep.2021 NobetterexamplethanUSATODAYSportsnewbieMikeFreeman,whopacedourseven-personfieldbycorrectlypicking11of16gamesstraightup... — NateDavis,USATODAY,16Sep.2021 Asforus,theaveragetimefromthefirstcontactwithanewbietothemstartingthejobwasabout30days. — BorisAbaev,Forbes,7Sep.2021 Shang-ChiandtheLegendoftheTenRingsbecamethethirdnewbieof2021totoptheweekendboxofficethreetimesinarow,followingRayaandtheLastDragonandGodzillaVs. — ScottMendelson,Forbes,19Sep.2021 Thenewestnewbie,JamesinstantlyhitsitoffwitheveryoneintheCircle. — KristenReid,Vulture,15Sep.2021 Theseexamplesentencesareselectedautomaticallyfromvariousonlinenewssourcestoreflectcurrentusageoftheword'newbie.'ViewsexpressedintheexamplesdonotrepresenttheopinionofMerriam-Websteroritseditors.Sendusfeedback. SeeMore FirstKnownUseofnewbie 1970,inthemeaningdefinedabove HistoryandEtymologyfornewbie irregularfromnew LearnMoreAboutnewbie Sharenewbie PosttheDefinitionofnewbietoFacebook SharetheDefinitionofnewbieonTwitter TimeTravelerfornewbie Thefirstknownuseofnewbiewas in1970 Seemorewordsfromthesameyear DictionaryEntriesNearnewbie newberyite newbie newbirth SeeMoreNearbyEntries  Statisticsfornewbie LastUpdated 30Oct2021 Look-upPopularity CitethisEntry “Newbie.”Merriam-Webster.comDictionary,Merriam-Webster,https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/newbie.Accessed19Nov.2021. Style:MLA MLA Chicago APA Merriam-Webster MoreDefinitionsfornewbie newbie noun EnglishLanguageLearnersDefinitionofnewbie :apersonwhohasrecentlystartedaparticularactivity SeethefulldefinitionfornewbieintheEnglishLanguageLearnersDictionary MorefromMerriam-Websteronnewbie Nglish:TranslationofnewbieforSpanishSpeakers WORDOFTHEDAY draconian SeeDefinitionsandExamples» GetWordoftheDaydailyemail! TestYourVocabulary NamethatThing:FlowerEdition Namethatflower chrysanthemum hydrangea hyacinth amaryllis Testyourvocabularywithour10-questionquiz! TAKETHEQUIZ SubscribetoAmerica'slargestdictionaryandgetthousandsmoredefinitionsandadvancedsearch—adfree! Merriam-Websterunabridged WordsatPlay “InVinoVeritas”andOtherLatinPhrasestoLiveBy Top10LatinPhrases TheManyPluralsof'Octopus' Butwhichiscorrect? 8SignificantWordsfor'Insignificant' Alistthatisanythingbuttrivial 'Capitol'or'Capital'? Explainingthedifference AsktheEditors 'Everyday'vs.'EveryDay' Asimpletricktokeepthemseparate WhatIs'SemanticBleaching'? How'literally'canmean"figuratively" Literally Howtouseawordthat(literally)drivessomepe... IsSingular'They'aBetterChoice? Theawkwardcaseof'hisorher' WordGames NameThatEmotion It'sawholemood Takethequiz FallBackintoOurAutumnQuiz Whydowecalltheseason‘fall’? Takethequiz HowStrongIsYourVocabulary? Testyourvocabularywithour10-questionquiz! Takethequiz