arriver
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5.8
- noun
- /əˈraɪvər/
:
llegador
- Mon client va arriver !
Examples
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As an arriver at the conference, she felt excited to meet so many new people.
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La cavalerie va arriver de Gatesville.
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"Arriver," with its double meaning in French, is another key signifier throughout the book; the question adumbrated here is how something already known can return as an event.
Academic text (2000) -
They were the "later arrivers" in the redesign sequence.
Academic text (1990) -
Habille-toi, Hank va arriver.
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In the twilight before sunrise, the town sleeps, its streets empty save for the two parallel arrivers: the husband eagerly reaching home, the vampire stealthily taking up residence.
Academic text (1993) -
The traveler was grateful for the support of the other arrivers who had reached the destination together.
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Every arriver at the party was greeted warmly by the host, making them feel right at home.
Synonyms
123
1.6
A person who has recently arrived in a place, joined a group, or started an activity
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1.0
A person who has just come to a place to join other people
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7.1
A person who has just arrived at a place or event
How New
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Arriver is like the verb arrive and comes from an old word meaning 'to come to the shore', because people first used it for someone who reached land after a journey. So an arriver is simply a person who has just come to a place.