debutant

noun

deb·​u·​tant ˈde-byu̇-ˌtänt How to pronounce debutant (audio)
: one making a debut (see debut entry 1)

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Big-screen debutant Eloy Pohu stars as the 16-year-old protagonist Enzo, who defies his bourgeois family’s expectations by starting a masonry apprenticeship, which brings him into contact with charismatic Ukrainian workmate Vlad (Maksym Slivinskyi). Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 15 Apr. 2025 The debutant, known by his nickname Josele, admitted to urinating in Rae’s Creek on the 13th hole at Augusta National Thursday afternoon. Julia Andersen, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2025 McCann faced short-notice debutant Alexia Thainara at The O2 Arena, and was unable to get started as the Brazilian newcomer immediately took control. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 22 Mar. 2025 And that gap only got bigger in FP2, with the four-time world champion down in seventh, six tenths off the pace, and slower than F1 debutant Isak Hadjar in Red Bull's sister team, Racing Bulls. Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for debutant

Word History

Etymology

French débutant, from present participle of débuter

First Known Use

circa 1822, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of debutant was circa 1822

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“Debutant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/debutant. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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