latecomer

English

Etymology

From late +‎ comer.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈleɪtˌkʌm.ə/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈleɪtˌkʌm.ɚ/

Noun

latecomer (plural latecomers)

  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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