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latecomers

latecomers is the plural of latecomer.

Meaning of latecomer

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.

Questions about latecomers

What is latecomers the plural of?
Latecomers is the plural of latecomer.

Words near latecomers in the dictionary

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

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