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arrival

arrival

68 1.0
A person who has just come to a place to join other people
  • noun
  • /əˈraɪvəl/
translation icon : recién llegado
  • Ten days after their arrival, the French bombardment begins.
  • a new arrival
  • a recent arrival
  • welcome new arrivals

The Negro is more a more recent arrival.

Examples

  • And for little John Bennett, Christmas day brought a very special new arrival.

  • The conflict began to wind down with the arrival of American troops on December 8, 1992.

    Academic text (1993)
  • Earlier this summer, you probably started letting yourself imagine what might be, how you might feel, whom you might meet upon arrival at Stanford.

  • I also trust you have done your best to welcome our new arrival Mr. Sawyer.

  • "How many houses are there on the hill?" she asked soon after her arrival, and Carlos said, "Eight."

    Fiction book (1991)
  • And I realised at the same time that it is OK to be an outsider, a recent arrival, new on the scene.

  • On my arrival in the United States, he observes, it was the religious aspect of the country that struck my eye first.

  • This is the point where new arrivals usually show a little more excitement to be here.

  • And since then, there's been celebrating and ceremony to welcome the new arrival.

  • Everyone gathered at the station to greet the new arrival of our team member from abroad.

Synonyms

newcomer
vsarrival
123 1.6

A person who has recently arrived in a place, joined a group, or started an activity

highlights joining a community rather than only recent coming
initiate
vsarrival
8 6.9

A person new to a group, often accepted after a ceremony

covers anyone who comes to join without requiring formal admission
comer
vsarrival
7 7.1

A person who has just arrived at a place or event

is used when the person comes specifically to join a group or community
Johnny-come-lately
vsarrival
  • Informal
2 9.1

A person who recently joined a group and is seen as a newcomer

is neutral about joining and does not include a negative social judgment
arriver
vsarrival
1 5.8

A person who has just come to a place

is about joining a group or community rather than only reaching a place

Compounds

Expected time when a vehicle or person arrives at a place

3 1.5

A scheduled time when a vehicle like a plane or train arrives at a place

1 1.6

A gate at an airport where people get off arriving flights

The time when autumn begins

How Numerous

boom
214 2.8
irruption
  • Specialized
9.9
influx
59 4.1
arrival
68 1.0

Surface Forms

arrival singular
arrivals plural

Morphology

arrival = arrive (semi-transparent) = arrive + al

Used to refer to a person ('a new arrival'), which is a shift from action/result to a person; derivation is recognizable but less prototypical.

Etymology

Arrival can mean a person who comes to a place, and it keeps the old idea of someone reaching the 'shore' of a new area. So an arrival is simply a newcomer to a group or town.