new bloodnoun [ U ]
uk/ˌnjuː ˈblʌd/us/ˌnuː ˈblʌd/people with a lot of energy or fresh ideas who are brought into an organization in order to improve it:
The new blood in the team should improve our chances of victory in next week's game.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Employees & colleagues
- acquihire
- appointee
- associate
- career woman
- co-worker
- colleague
- hire
- hireling
- homeworker
- incumbent
- mate
- new broom
- operative
- payroll
- shadow
- staffer
- underling
- wage earner
- worker
- working man/woman/person
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