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latecomer

noun
/ˈleɪtˌkʌm.ə/UK/ˈleɪtˌkʌm.ɚ/US

Etymology

From late + comer.

  1. inherited from comere
  2. compounded as latecomer — “late + comer”

Definitions

  1. One who has arrived comparatively recently.

    • The old families in the neighborhood look down on him as a latecomer, his family only arrived in the 18th century, too nouveau for them.

  2. One who arrived late.

    • At the party the host made a point of greeting all the latecomers he missed in the first pass.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA