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Definition of Newbie
1. Noun. Any new participant in some activity.
Generic synonyms: Beginner, Initiate, Novice, Tiro, Tyro
Specialized synonyms: Enlistee, Recruit
Derivative terms: Fledgling, Start, Start
Definition of Newbie
1. Noun. (slang) A newcomer, someone new to something. (defdate from 20th c.) ¹
2. Noun. (context: Internet) A new user or participant; someone who is extremely new and inexperienced (to a game or activity). A beginner. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Newbie
1. a newcomer [n -S] - See also: newcomer
Lexicographical Neighbors of Newbie
Literary usage of Newbie
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A List of the Lancashire Wills Proved Within the Archdeaconry of Richmond by Henry Fishwick, Somerset House (1884)
"1664 newbie, Catherine, of Setle, parish of Cartmell, F ...... 1605 newbie, George
... 1593-1594 newbie, Robert, of Churchtown, parish of Cartmell, F .. ..."
2. A History of Peeblesshire by William Chambers (1864)
"One of the prettiest spots is near the old farmhouse of newbie, ... newbie, now
included in the farm of Bonnington, affords 1 An allusion is here made to ..."
3. The Scottish Antiquary, Or, Northern Notes & Queries edited by Arthur Washington Cornelius Hallen, John Horne Stevenson (1899)
"Thomas newbie, there is no reason to doubt, was the Vicar of Hassen- dean, ...
Whether newbie was the compiler or only the writer of the manuscript and ..."
4. East Jersey Under the Proprietary Governments: A Narrative of Events by William Adee Whitehead (1875)
"The first mention made of Mark newbie (the West Jersey Records are followed as
to the orthography of his name,) is in a statement made by Thomas Sharp, ..."
5. Journal by Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland (1895)
"this illustrious Member of the Society of Friends—Mark newbie—doing with Saint
Patrick's halfpence in his possession, and were broad-brimmed hats and gray ..."
6. The Gunpowder Plot and Lord Mounteagle's Letter, Being a Proof, with Moral by Henry Hawkes Spink, jr (1902)
"At this time there was also a Francis Wright at newbie, and a John Wright at (J
rant ley. They may have been the children of John and Christopher ..."
7. Ancient Criminal Trials in Scotland: Compiled from the Original Records and by Robert Pitcairn (1833)
"... with the faid Robert, and in defence of him and his Tour and fortalice of
newbie; and than, pnr force, ..."
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