up-and-comer
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- noun
- /ˈəp ən ˈkəmər/
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promesa
- The young actress quickly became an up-and-comer in Hollywood, impressing audiences with her talent.
- a young up-and-comer
- an ambitious up-and-comer
- a bright up-and-comer
Oh, I like all these new like big shows like Euphoria and stuff like that with these new like the up and comers, like the Austin kid.
- Oh, I like all these new like big shows like Euphoria and stuff like that with these new like the up and comers, like the Austin kid.
Examples
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It's not like the team doesn't have up-and-comers on the way.
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She'd begun appearing at Bricktown restaurants with a handsome up-and-comer, a potential gubernatorial candidate.
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I was considered to be kind of an up-and-comer.
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For instance, the entertainment industry is built around its established stars and a few up-and-comers.
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He's a young up and comer.
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The other two are up-and-comers who've been impressive in recent seasons.
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Exciting up-and-comers come and go, but in tennis (as in life), you never forget your first love.
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The current "best" looking up-and-comer is David Price, who reminds one of Wlad Klitschko when you see him in the ring.
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The sensible thing is to promote the new up-and-comers into leadership positions, but Dems aren't too smart.
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Lee Mazzilli was an up-and-comer, and many thought he would be a great manager—he wasn't.
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Synonyms
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A person likely to become successful or famous
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A person who is very successful and likely to go far at work or school
A person who becomes successful or well known very quickly
A person new to a field who is quickly gaining attention
A person who is becoming famous and more important in a field
Antonyms
How Prominent
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Up-and-comer comes from the simple picture of someone 'coming up'—it joins up ('rising'), come ('to move toward') and -er ('a person who does something'), like someone climbing steps to a higher place. So an up-and-comer is a person who is quickly rising in success or fame.