latecomer
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- noun
- /ˈleɪtˌkoʊmər/
:
rezagado
- The meeting started at 10 AM, but several latecomers arrived after it had begun.
- latecomers arrive
Examples
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As latecomers arrive and natural resources become scarce, anything left in the commons will be leveled.
Academic text (1990) -
As D. Fat Lady began to belt out another tune, a dozen latecomers pushed into the packed room.
Fiction book (1991) -
As a latecomer in the aircraft manufacturing industry, the government sought help from outside.
Academic text (1996) -
There were no other latecomers, so it was just us three.
Blog text (8) -
We cannot wait for latecomers!
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Just as he got settled, a latecomer arrived, with a fair amount of fanfare.
Fiction book (1990) -
And had to stand outside theater doors with other latecomers, missing the first scene.
Blog text (24) -
We ran to the car only to realize we were latecomers to an evacuation.
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Their elder son and daughters are almost adults, and they have a latecomer, a four-year-old boy.
Fiction book (2000) -
The GCC states are new nation-states and are generally "latecomers" to the UN human rights treaty system.
Academic text (2016)
How Late
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word latecomer combines late, meaning 'after the usual time', and comer, meaning one who 'comes', like newcomer is someone who 'comes' new, so it simply means a person who arrives later than expected.