Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun One who makes a début; a man who makes his first appearance before the public.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • A person who makes his (or her) first appearance before the public.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun A male who débuts.

Etymologies

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From French débutant, present participle of débuter ("begin”, “start”, “lead off").

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