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up-and-comers

up-and-comers is the plural of up-and-comer.

Meaning of up-and-comer

Noun

up-and-comer (plural up-and-comers)

  1. (idiomatic) Someone who is up-and-coming, who has begun to be successful in some field and is likely to be even more successful in the future.

Questions about up-and-comers

What is up-and-comers the plural of?
Up-and-comers is the plural of up-and-comer.

Words near up-and-comers in the dictionary

  1. up your ass
  2. up your nose with a rubber hose
  3. up yours
  4. up-
  5. up-and-comer
  6. up-and-comers
  7. up-and-coming
  8. up-and-comingness
  9. up-and-down
  10. up-and-down straight draw
  11. up-and-down straight draws

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