Meaning

3 senses
  1. (slang)A newcomer or neophyte, someone new to something.

    He was a newbie to chemistry.

    any new participant in some activity

  2. (Internet)A new user or participant; someone who is extremely new and inexperienced (to a game or activity). A beginner.

    Neuling, Anfänger

    новичо́кnovičók, но́венькийnóvenʹkij

    нова́кnovák, новачо́кnovačók, нова́чкаnováčka

  3. (slang)Anything recently introduced into a setting, especially something that replaces an older version.

Examples

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  1. Tom is a newbie.

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  2. Are you a newbie?

    ruТы новичок?

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  3. I'm a newbie.

    ruЯ новичок.

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  4. I'm not a newbie at this.

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  5. Though he's a newbie, he knows how to get around.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
new (inexperienced) user or participant:
Русский
By meaning 1
new (inexperienced) user or participant:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
new (inexperienced) user or participant:

Origin

Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij-

Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij-

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