late bloomer

noun

US

: someone who becomes successful, attractive, etc., at a later time in life than other people

She was a late bloomer as a writer.

Examples of late bloomer in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

His nephew, Mike Lindsay, a former football and basketball player at Bishop Alemany who was considered a late bloomer to football, was starting at cornerback for San Diego State. — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Nawrot was a bit of a late bloomer in football and has flown up the national rankings in the past year or so. — Mike McGraw, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026

The Dolphins hope Willis still can become a late bloomer a la Sam Darnold, who struggled and idled early in his career, made his first Pro Bowl at Willis’ age and won a Super Bowl with Seattle last season. — Miami Herald, 10 Aug. 2026

This late bloomer extends the flower season into late autumn with multiple dahlia-like blooms. — Teresa Woodard, Midwest Living, 4 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for late bloomer

• antitumor
• pseudotumor
• boomer
• humor
• humour
• plumer
• rumor
• rumour
• tumor
• tumour
• consumer
• perfumer