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latecomer

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late·​com·​er | \ ˈlāt-ˌkə-mər How to pronounce latecomer (audio) \

Definition of latecomer

: one that arrives late also : a recent arrival

Examples of latecomer in a Sentence

Latecomers had to park their cars far from the stadium.
Recent Examples on the Web One latecomer to the race has made that bet already. — Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, "With polling all over the map, could four different Democrats split the first four states?," 16 Dec. 2019 John Bucher, owner of Bucher Vineyard in Healdsburg, was one of the county’s latecomers, obtaining his sustainability certification just last spring. — Esther Mobley, SFChronicle.com, "Nearly all Sonoma County vineyards are certified sustainable," 12 Sep. 2019 Bullock, a latecomer to the crowded primary race, had been shut out of the previous debate. — Matt Pearce, Los Angeles Times, "The next Democratic debate will have a new face: Montana Gov. Steve Bullock," 17 July 2019 The bikes were in regular use, while a latecomer brand of bike, HOPR, which is also dockless but is not electrically assisted, was being ignored. — Kevin Spear, orlandosentinel.com, "Orlando’s Lime electric bikes remain ‘at this time’ as electric scooters gain momentum," 5 July 2019 In the grand epic of American history, the English were latecomers. — J.h. Elliott, The New York Review of Books, "Spain’s America," 9 May 2019 Rolls-Royce is a latecomer to the highly profitable luxury SUV market. — Jaclyn Trop, Fortune, "The Rolls-Royce Cullinan Is a Diamond Designed for Rough Terrain," 22 June 2019 Amazon is a relative latecomer to the young world of delivery robots. — Tom Simonite, WIRED, "How Amazon Cloned a Neighborhood to Test Its Delivery Robots," 14 June 2019 American, the world's largest airline by most measures, is a latecomer to prepaid bags. — Dawn Gilbertson, USA TODAY, "Hate the hassle of paying bag fees at the airport? American (finally) plans to offer prepay option," 12 June 2019

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First Known Use of latecomer

1599, in the meaning defined above

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“Latecomer.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/latecomer. Accessed 25 January 2020.

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More Definitions for latecomer

latecomer

noun
How to pronounce latecomer (audio)

English Language Learners Definition of latecomer

: a person who arrives late
: someone or something that has recently arrived or become involved in something

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latecomer

noun
late·​com·​er | \ ˈlāt-ˌkə-mər How to pronounce latecomer (audio) \

Kids Definition of latecomer

: a person who arrives late

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