"up-and-comer" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-up-and-comer.ogg [Australia] Forms: up-and-comers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} up-and-comer (plural up-and-comers)
  1. (idiomatic) Someone who is up-and-coming, who has begun to be successful in some field and is likely to be even more successful in the future. Tags: idiomatic Categories (topical): People Related terms: up-and-coming, rising star, highflier Translations (someone who is up-and-coming): lupaus (Finnish), nousukas (Finnish), étoile montante [feminine] (French), Senkrechtstarter [masculine] (German), Aufsteiger [masculine] (German), wchodzący (Polish)

Inflected forms

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