Definition of latecomer
: one that arrives late;
also
: a recent arrival
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Examples of latecomer in a Sentence
Latecomers had to park their cars far from the stadium.
Recent Examples of latecomer from the Web
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The people continue pushing in, and a latecomer grabs the clipboard.
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The government’s failure to secure the exams was widely criticized and ridiculed, and it was forced to organize a new test for latecomers, who might have had illicit access to the questions.
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The Ascent drives much smaller than the other latecomer in the Volkswagen Atlas, feels more like the sporting Mazda CX-9 behind the wheel.
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These latecomers usually cause insurers to pay out much more in coverage than the insurers receive in premiums and subsidies.
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Milk’s significance as a symbol of gay liberation has eclipsed the reality of the man—a political latecomer and rhetorical savant, whose compassion for the dispossessed vied with an avarice for publicity that sometimes drew him toward populism.
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Shortages meant latecomers would find shelves bare apart from cans of pickled seaweed.
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The last day to register to vote in the June 5 primary election is quickly approaching, although a new law means that latecomers will be offered a second chance to join the electorate and cast a ballot.
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The original players are passing away—only Peter Hoffman remains—and the old animosities are enacted by latecomers, like a famous show revived by understudies.
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First Known Use of latecomer
1599
LATECOMER Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of latecomer for English Language Learners
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: a person who arrives late
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: someone or something that has recently arrived or become involved in something
LATECOMER Defined for Kids
Definition of latecomer for Students
: a person who arrives late
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