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latecomer

[ leyt-kuhm-er ]

noun

  1. a person who arrives late:

    The latecomers were seated after the overture.



latecomer

/ ˈ±ô±ðɪ³ÙËŒ°ìÊŒ³¾É™ /

noun

  1. a person or thing that comes late
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of latecomer1

First recorded in 1865–70; late + comer
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But Fox will be a latecomer to a field where some of the major players are still losing billions of dollars.

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Such digital tokens are notorious for speculators using hype to pump up the value before selling at the top of the market, leaving latecomers to count their losses as the price crashes.

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We must have thought we were the last of the latecomers.

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Compared to other sports, soccer is a latecomer to video replays.

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Germany, a latecomer to the race for overseas possessions, had only a few colonies in Africa and the Pacific.

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