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firstcomer

firstcomer noun: one who comes first; a person or entity being the first to arrive, or the first in sequence.

Noun

firstcomer (plural firstcomers)

  1. One who comes first; a person or entity being the first to arrive, or the first in sequence.
    • Britain's phenomenal success as firstcomer in the new industrialism was reflected in her record 38 per cent share of the world trade in manufactures...1969, Harold James Perkin, The Origins of Modern English Society 1780-1880
    • But at long last the summer, high summer, was upon them, with the promised arrival of the four firstcomers to the old manor house.1978, Lawrence Durrell, Livia (Avignon Quintet), Faber & Faber, published 1992, page 398

Antonyms of firstcomer

Forms of firstcomer

pluralfirstcomers

Origin of firstcomer

From first + comer.

Questions about firstcomer

What does firstcomer mean?
Firstcomer means one who comes first; a person or entity being the first to arrive, or the first in sequence.
What part of speech is firstcomer?
Firstcomer is a noun.
What is the plural of firstcomer?
The plural of firstcomer is firstcomers.

Words near firstcomer in the dictionary

  1. first-year
  2. first-years
  3. firstable
  4. firstborn
  5. firstborns
  6. firstcomer
  7. firstcomers
  8. firste
  9. firsted
  10. firster
  11. firsters

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