aftercomer

See also: after-comer

English

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Etymology

From Middle English [Term?], equivalent to after- +‎ comer. Cognate with Scots eftercumar (“successor”).

Noun

aftercomer (plural aftercomers)

  1. One coming after; a successor; (in the plural) posterity.
    Antonym: forecomer

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