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
  • In April, House Democrats, with the support of a handful of Republicans, passed legislation extending temporary protections for Haitian immigrants by three years.
    Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026
  • Two recent killings of immigrants by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers have raised questions about whether the shootings were justified.
    Sarah Matusek, Christian Science Monitor, 23 July 2026
Noun
  • At the height of the border crisis, Hartman said agents sometimes encountered groups of up to 70 migrants moving through the underground maze.
    Brooke Taylor, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2026
  • The foreign minister told me that in the southern Mexican city of Tuxtla Gutiérrez, about 140 miles from the nearest Mexico-Guatemala border crossing, a tractor-trailer had crashed while carrying more than 160 Guatemalan migrants.
    Ken Salazar, Time, 20 July 2026
Noun
  • An armed settler approaches two Palestinian men, apparently trying to use his rifle to push them away.
    Abeer Salman, CNN Money, 24 July 2026
  • This caused chaos and then the ‌Israeli military ​arrived and started shooting, along with ‌the settlers, Saifi told Reuters.
    Reuters, NBC news, 24 July 2026
Noun
  • González has witnessed the ties between Mexico and its emigrants abroad evolve over four decades, starting as a young consular officer in the administration of Mexican President Carlos Salinas de Gortari.
    Alfredo Corchado, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026
  • The book looked at the world of a swath of Irish women emigrants who were deemed troublemakers, highlighting that for a period of time, Irish women outnumbered Irish men in prison.
    Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 30 June 2026

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“Incomer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incomer. Accessed 28 Jul. 2026.

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