Definition of incomernext
chiefly British

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Recent Examples of incomer Loeb also hopes to design—in collaboration with space agencies or companies--a launch-ready space mission to study an incomer at close quarters. — Daniel Clery, Science | AAAS, 26 July 2021 In an overwhelmingly conservative state long dominated by the coal and timber industries, Fred Schaufeld wasn’t a typical corporate incomer. — Peter Jamison, Washington Post, 17 Feb. 2020 But the idea that such privileges might be under threat from incomers, either Hindu or Muslim, has now made Assam fertile ground for the BJP’s anti-Muslim drum-beat. — Joseph Allchin, The New York Review of Books, 6 Jan. 2020 Among the missiles in its launch tubes are some designed to shoot down incomers. — The Economist, 14 Nov. 2019 The news is certainly something of a respite for Arsenal fans, however, as the ever-reliable David Ornstein has stated that Unai Emery's side will pip late incomers Tottenham to the signing of AS Saint-Etienne centre half Saliba. — SI.com, 17 July 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for incomer
Noun
  • According to immigration policy experts, English proficiency among the immigrant voting class is an indicator of an informed and engaged electorate free from outside influence.
    — Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 30 Oct. 2026
  • So how has Flavio Bolsonaro, a Brazilian immigrant who has been accused of corruption and money laundering and who violated a court order to surrender his passport, been welcomed to America?
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 29 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Abbott bused migrants from the border to Chicago, often without a clear destination or adequate clothing for harsh Illinois winters.
    — Daniel C. Vock, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026
  • The number of migrants crossing the southern border has plunged.
    — Rozina Ali, New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The resulting wars in Gaza, Lebanon and Iran, along with settler violence in the occupied West Bank, have stoked worldwide outrage, straining ties with Israel's closest allies and fueling a rise in antisemitism.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Viewers will learn about the fragile alliance between the English settlers and the Wampanoag people, and the conflict that set the stage for the earliest foundations of American identity, according to FOX Nation.
    — Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Baksheng leaves behind a family and then creates a new one with other Teochew emigrants at an inn run by a feminist daughter, Zia Lamgi (Li Sitong) who dodges a revolving door of suitors.
    — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The decision could have broad implications for descendants of Italian emigrants, particularly in North and South America, where large Italian diaspora communities have ancestral ties to Italy.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 July 2026

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“Incomer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incomer. Accessed 4 Nov. 2026.

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