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latecomer

/ˈleɪtˌkʌm.ə/US/ˈleɪtˌkʌm.ɚ/

latecomer noun: one who has arrived comparatively recently.

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.

latecomer meaning in Tamil

latecomer in Tamil

தாமதமாக வருபவர்

Antonyms of latecomer

Forms of latecomer

plurallatecomers

Origin of latecomer

From late + comer.

Questions about latecomer

What does latecomer mean?
Latecomer means one who has arrived comparatively recently.
What is latecomer in Tamil?
Latecomer in Tamil is தாமதமாக வருபவர். See Latecomer meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is latecomer?
Latecomer is a noun.
How do you pronounce latecomer?
Latecomer is pronounced /ˈleɪtˌkʌm.ə/ (UK).
What is the plural of latecomer?
The plural of latecomer is latecomers.

Words near latecomer in the dictionary

  1. late-type stars
  2. late-wake
  3. late-wakes
  4. latebra
  5. latebricole
  6. latecomer
  7. latecomers
  8. latecoming
  9. lated
  10. Lateef
  11. lateen

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Adapted from Wiktionary: latecomer (page history and authors); latecomer (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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