First-time

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Happening for the first time; doing something for the first time. not-comparable

    "As a first-time skydiver, I felt more than a little nervous."

Example

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"The first-time precarious fisherman lazily fished dangerous poisonous fish, but soon stopped to shell peas."

Etymology

first time as a modifier

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