debutant

or déb·u·tant

[ deb-yoo-tahnt, -yuh- ]

noun

1. a person who makes a debut into a professional career or before the public.

debutant

/ ˈdɛbjʊˌtɑːnt; -ˌtænt /

noun

1. a person who is making a first appearance in a particular capacity, such as a sportsperson playing in a first game for a team

Word History and Origins

Origin of debutant¹

1815–25; < French débutant, present participle of débuter. See debut, -ant

Example Sentences

In the scene with his sister the debutant should say: 'Are you assured that Mr. Belcour gave you no diamonds?'

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The debutant was known to be an admirer of the Hotspur of roaring Elrington.

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He danced the prettiest pas seal that was ever footed by debutant on the hot iron plates of Purgatory.

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The young police agent to whom Gevrol abandoned what he thought an unnecessary investigation was a debutant in his profession.

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Not one of them attributed the expected multitude in any respect to the debutant in Hamlet, or the beauty of the Ophelia.

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