as in immigrant
one that leaves one place to settle in another
a steady stream of incomers to Australia from all parts of the Commonwealth
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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.
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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
Other projects, like rent control, are clearly magic carpets that won’t fly: with the best intentions in the world, all rent control does is to reward the incumbents and punish the incomers.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2019
As for whether the potential incomer is married or single?
—Natalie Stone, PEOPLE.com, 21 Aug. 2019
By 1964 the population had jumped to 7.44 million, with Uyghurs still in the majority at 54%, but the growth was largely driven by Han incomers, who now stood at 33% of the total.
—James Griffiths, CNN, 8 Aug. 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
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
Other projects, like rent control, are clearly magic carpets that won’t fly: with the best intentions in the world, all rent control does is to reward the incumbents and punish the incomers.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2019
As for whether the potential incomer is married or single?
—Natalie Stone, PEOPLE.com, 21 Aug. 2019
By 1964 the population had jumped to 7.44 million, with Uyghurs still in the majority at 54%, but the growth was largely driven by Han incomers, who now stood at 33% of the total.
—James Griffiths, CNN, 8 Aug. 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
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House Bill 26-1276 expands protections for undocumented immigrants and creates new mandates that impact not only law enforcement but RTD and Denver International Airport.—
Shaun Boyd,
CBS News,
18 Mar. 2026
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Those experiences shaped his later activism and commitment to improving working conditions for agricultural laborers, many of whom were immigrants and people of color with few legal protections.—
Paris Barraza,
USA Today,
17 Mar. 2026
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Britain's Supreme Court ruled that the policy was unlawful because Rwanda is not a safe third country for migrants sent there.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 Mar. 2026
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But great replacement theorists wildly exaggerate demographic changes involving migrants of color in order to present them as a mushrooming threat to White people.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 Mar. 2026
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Earlier this month, three Palestinians were killed in a violent clash with settlers near Khirbet Abu Falah, east of Ramallah, and in a rare rebuke, the Israeli military strongly condemned the settler violence.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Mar. 2026
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Mohamad Torokman / Reuters The Palestinian Health Ministry said one Palestinian was also killed in an attack by Israeli settlers overnight.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
15 Mar. 2026
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The website notes that the park has its own trove of Oregon Trail history, like Register Rock, a popular spot for emigrants to etch their names in stone.—
Nicole Blanchard,
Idaho Statesman,
15 Mar. 2026
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Most emigrants left from Sicily, where enterprising local authorities have tried to redress the balance by tempting back Italian descendants from abroad.—
Julia Buckley,
CNN Money,
14 Mar. 2026
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“Incomer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incomer. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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