latecomer

Noun

Meaning

someone who arrives late

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

babe colt Newman comer maverick after back arrival amateur alien backward immigrant apprentice novice outsider
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Antonyms

early bird firstcomer earlycomer

Hypernyms

comer arrival arriver

Phrases with the word

festive latecomer holiday latecomer

Anagrams

alcometer metalcore loamcrete

Examples

If the Prime Minister is not shown napping at official functions by an irreverent media, he is portrayed as a perennial latecomer who keeps people waiting interminably for him to arrive at his appointments. H. D. Deve Gowda

I'm a latecomer to the environmental issue, which for years seemed to me like an excuse for more government regulation. But I can see that in rich societies, voters are paying less attention to economic issues and more to issues of the spirit, including the environment. David Frum

The latecomer is valued as nothing. Sicilian Proverb

A latecomer to border controls, China didn’t implement restrictions until the end of March when global cases had already exploded. Source: Internet

F.W. Kruspe implemented a latecomer attempt in 1893 to reform the fingering system, but it failed to catch on. Source: Internet

Filmmaker ’ World War I film was a latecomer to this year’s Oscar race, and while the one-shot thriller has drawn strong notices for its technical achievement, critical reaction has been somewhat divisive. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

late-wake latebra latebricole latecoming lated Lateef