Home › Words › D › debutantdebutant/ˈdɛbjuːtənt/debutant means A person (especially a male) who débuts, or appears for the first time.debutant is pronounced /ˈdɛbjuːtənt/.EtymologyFrom French débutant, equivalent to debut + -ant.nounA person (especially a male) who débuts, or appears for the first time.e.g.“The Australian batsmen were expecting an easier time with debutants Lonwabo Tsotsobe (4-50) and Wayne Parnell (1-52) replacing Dale Steyn and Ntini, while allrounder Kallis was also rested.” — 2009 January 31, Richard Earle, “Proteas romp to No.1 ranking”, in Herald Sun:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.débutant 87% match — A male who débuts. vs debutant →debutante 83% match — A young woman who makes her first formal appearance in society. vs debutant →débutante 82% match — A female who débuts. vs debutant →debutantism 78% match — The status or behaviour of a debutante. vs debutant →deb 78% match — A debutante (a young woman who makes her first formal appearance in society). vs debutant →debutard 75% match — A young, wealthy person (especially a girl or woman) lacking in intelligence or common sense. vs debutant →debut 74% match — A performer's first performance to the public, in sport, the arts or some other area. vs debutant →debs 73% match — A debutante ball or debut. vs debutant →