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.—
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Scott KirsnerWhat will happen when all those newbie politicians sit down in the swivel chair for the first time?—Geoff Clark
Geoff ClarkExamples of newbie in a Sentence
He is a newbie to local politics.
a newbie to woodworking, he was still trying to learn all the terms and techniques of the craft
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—Jesse Newell, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
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Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Sep. 2025
Obviously, there’s a lot of world-building that’s preceded the events that transpire here so diehard fans already deeply entrenched and well-versed on the backgrounds of these characters might have a different reaction than newbies to this dynamite film.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 18 Sep. 2025
Intro To Powder Weeks Another way to hit a lodge for the first time is with CMH, the gold standard for heli operators, which offers a specific program just for newbies, Intro to Powder.
—Larry Olmsted, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Spagnuolo has been known for running a complicated scheme, and Fulton is one of the defense’s newbies after joining the team this offseason on a two-year free-agent deal.
—Jesse Newell, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for newbie
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“Newbie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/newbie. Accessed 23 Sep. 2025.
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