Meaning & use
debutant
A person, especially a young man, who is appearing in public or in society for the first time.
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As a debutant at the embassy ball, he felt nervous meeting so many seasoned diplomats.
The young pianist's debutant recital impressed critics who had never heard him play before.
A note on using this word
Debutant is the masculine counterpart of 'debutante'; both describe someone making a formal first appearance.
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