EGAVE

latecomer

About 0.12 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun 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. noun One who arrived late.
    At the party the host made a point of greeting all the latecomers he missed in the first pass.

Similar words

newcomer afterling late bloomer oldcomer fast follower newling beginner entrant late riser up-and-comer

Often followed by

to in firms countries on and among is who

Word family

latecomers

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