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- [noo-bee, nyoo‐]
- /ˈnu bi, ˈnyu‐/
- /ˈnjuː.bi/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [noo-bee, nyoo‐]
- /ˈnu bi, ˈnyu‐/
Definitions of newbie word
- noun newbie a newcomer or novice, especially an inexperienced user of the Internet or of computers in general. 1
- noun newbie An inexperienced newcomer to a particular activity. 1
- noun newbie newcomer or novice 1
- noun Definition of newbie in Technology (jargon) /n[y]oo'bee/ (Sometimes shorted to "noob") Originally from British public-school and military slang variant of "new boy", an inexperienced user. This term surfaced in the newsgroup news:talk.bizarre but is now in wide use. Criteria for being considered a newbie vary wildly; a person can be called a newbie in one group while remaining a respected regular in another. The label "newbie" is sometimes applied as a serious insult to a person who has been around for a long time but who carefully hides all evidence of having a clue. See BIFF. 1
- countable noun newbie A newbie is someone who is new to an activity, especially in computing or on the Internet. 0
- noun newbie a newcomer, esp in computing or on the internet 0
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Parts of speech for Newbie
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newbie popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for newbie
noun newbie
- newcomer — a person or thing that has recently arrived; new arrival: She is a newcomer to our city. The firm is a newcomer in the field of advertising.
- beginner — A beginner is someone who has just started learning to do something and cannot do it very well yet.
- novice — a person who is new to the circumstances, work, etc., in which he or she is placed; beginner; tyro: a novice in politics.
- rookie — an athlete playing his or her first season as a member of a professional sports team: The rookie replaced the injured regular at first base.
- colt — A colt is a young male horse.
Antonyms for newbie
noun newbie
- expert — A person who has a comprehensive and authoritative knowledge of or skill in a particular area.
- master — botmaster
- professional — following an occupation as a means of livelihood or for gain: a professional builder.
- aficionado — If someone is an aficionado of something, they like it and know a lot about it.
- specialist — a person who devotes himself or herself to one subject or to one particular branch of a subject or pursuit.
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