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- noun Alternative form of
newcomer .
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Examples
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Now malahini means new-comer, tender-foot; and, despite the prettiness of their stroke, he knew that none except malahinis would venture into the racing channel beyond the diving-stage.
THE KANAKA SURF 2010
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Being a new-comer, they started to twist me, not knowing I gathered in every word of Chinook they uttered.
SIWASH 2010
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Though he often portrays himself as a quintessential new-comer, a businessman intolerant with the rituals of politics, Mr. Berlusconi has always been more of a politician than he likes to admit.
How Berlusconi Survived This Long Alberto Mingardi 2011
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He strode forward and gazed long and earnestly at the new-comer.
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It took courage for T.W. to confess an accident like the one he had ... and I have to encourage Semp to reconsider having your daughter or new-comer help with the reloading experience.
An Expert Gunsmith on Over-Pressure Rounds and Exploding Handguns 2009
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For other countries that rely on free access to the U.S. market for their own economic development, this essentially meant that China, a relative new-comer to free trade, was rapidly squeezing out the rest of the world in the most important global market.
David Paul: While Washington Turns to 2012, Ben Bernanke Is Still Focused on 2008 David Paul 2011
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For other countries that rely on free access to the U.S. market for their own economic development, this essentially meant that China, a relative new-comer to free trade, was rapidly squeezing out the rest of the world in the most important global market.
David Paul: While Washington Turns to 2012, Ben Bernanke Is Still Focused on 2008 David Paul 2011
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"Any kind of work, no trade," he told the agent; and was interrupted by a new-comer, dressed rather foppishly, as some workingmen dress who have instincts for finer things.
Chapter 16 2010
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For other countries that rely on free access to the U.S. market for their own economic development, this essentially meant that China, a relative new-comer to free trade, was rapidly squeezing out the rest of the world in the most important global market.
David Paul: While Washington Turns to 2012, Ben Bernanke Is Still Focused on 2008 David Paul 2011
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It took courage for T.W. to confess an accident like the one he had ... and I have to encourage Semp to reconsider having your daughter or new-comer help with the reloading experience.
An Expert Gunsmith on Over-Pressure Rounds and Exploding Handguns 2009
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