"latecomer" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈleɪtˌkʌm.ə/ [UK], /ˈleɪtˌkʌm.ɚ/ [US] Forms: latecomers [plural]
Etymology: From late + comer. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|late|comer}} late + comer Head templates: {{en-noun}} latecomer (plural latecomers)
  1. One who has arrived comparatively recently.
    Sense id: en-latecomer-en-noun-oAo0AmXU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 54
  2. One who arrived late. Categories (topical): People Translations (one who arrived late): tocatardà [masculine] (Catalan), hilineja (Estonian), myöhästyjä (Finnish), mattimyöhäinen (Finnish), maijamyöhäinen (Finnish), retardataire [masculine] (French), leastar [masculine] (Irish), ritardatario [masculine] (Italian), r'tardataithe [Jersey, masculine] (Norman), опозда́вший (opozdávšij) [masculine] (Russian), опозда́вшая (opozdávšaja) [feminine] (Russian), eftersläntrare [common-gender] (Swedish), senkomling [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-latecomer-en-noun-w7wMGX8f Disambiguation of People: 38 62 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Estonian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Norman translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 42 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Estonian translations: 42 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 42 58 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 44 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 42 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 44 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Norman translations: 42 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 44 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 42 58 Disambiguation of 'one who arrived late': 18 82
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Johnny-come-lately, late to the party

Inflected forms

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          "text": "At the party the host made a point of greeting all the latecomers he missed in the first pass.",
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        "One who arrived late."
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          "code": "ca",
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          "sense": "one who arrived late",
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          "word": "tocatardà"
        },
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          "_dis1": "18 82",
          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "one who arrived late",
          "word": "hilineja"
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          "sense": "one who arrived late",
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          "sense": "one who arrived late",
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          "sense": "one who arrived late",
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        },
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          "sense": "one who arrived late",
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          ],
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        },
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          "sense": "one who arrived late",
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          "word": "r'tardataithe"
        },
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          "roman": "opozdávšij",
          "sense": "one who arrived late",
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          "word": "опозда́вший"
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          "sense": "one who arrived late",
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          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "one who arrived late",
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          "word": "eftersläntrare"
        },
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          "sense": "one who arrived late",
          "tags": [
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      "ipa": "/ˈleɪtˌkʌm.ə/",
      "tags": [
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      "ipa": "/ˈleɪtˌkʌm.ɚ/",
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  "word": "latecomer"
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      "sense": "one who arrived late",
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      "word": "tocatardà"
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      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "one who arrived late",
      "word": "hilineja"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "one who arrived late",
      "word": "myöhästyjä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "one who arrived late",
      "word": "mattimyöhäinen"
    },
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "one who arrived late",
      "word": "maijamyöhäinen"
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      "sense": "one who arrived late",
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      "sense": "one who arrived late",
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      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "one who arrived late",
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      "sense": "one who arrived late",
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      "word": "опозда́вший"
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      "roman": "opozdávšaja",
      "sense": "one who arrived late",
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      "word": "опозда́вшая"
    },
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "one who arrived late",
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      "word": "eftersläntrare"
    },
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "one who arrived late",
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      "word": "senkomling"
    }
  ],
  "word": "latecomer"
}

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