debutant:
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(plural: ‘debutants‘; pronunciation: the letters ‘bu’ rhyme with the letters ‘beau’ in “beautiful”; female – debutante, with the same pronunciation as in ‘debutant’)
A ‘debutante’, also in short ‘deb’, means ‘a young woman of noble birth being introduced to the community or society formally for the first time, usually in a ‘ball’ (dance party) or ‘party’ (informal social gathering) For the right pronunciation, please click here.
debutant Daniel Radcliffe, actor ‘Harry Potter’ sequel
a person of some importance, such as a dancer, artist, painter, etc., who makes his(or her) first public appearance (debut), e.g. an actor acting for the first time in a film, a dancer giving his/her first public dance programme, a player playing for his team in a match for the first time, etc.
a debutante at a debutante ball
As an 11 year old debutant Daniel Radcliffe showed extreme balance in his acting in the film/movie “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone”.
The coach is worried to send his team to the national championship because most of his players are teenage debutants who have no experience in playing championship matches.
Patricia looked stunning in her pale blue satin evening dress when she made her appearance as the debutante of last evening’s debutante ball.
