latecomer

noun

late·​com·​er ˈlāt-ˌkə-mər How to pronounce latecomer (audio)
: one that arrives late
also : a recent arrival

Examples of latecomer in a Sentence

Latecomers had to park their cars far from the stadium.
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As a bit of a latecomer to the EV market, Scout has the advantage of learning from the mistakes of other companies that made big bets on electrification, only to walk back their EV ambitions amid slower-than-expected sales. Joann Muller, Axios, 25 Oct. 2024 Further, the friction in establishing a payment channel network (a tradeoff to its potential for AI-level scale) is a competitive moat that advantages bitcoin’s Lightning Network against crypto latecomers. Alyse Killeen, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2024 Some were ejected during the early scenes in the film as latecomers entered. Ellise Shafer, Variety, 1 Sep. 2024 New York was the extreme latecomer — taking until 2010 to join in. Alison Lefkovitz / Made By History, TIME, 23 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for latecomer 

Word History

First Known Use

1599, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of latecomer was in 1599

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“Latecomer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/latecomer. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.

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latecomer

noun
late·​com·​er ˈlāt-ˌkəm-ər How to pronounce latecomer (audio)
: one who arrives late
also : one who has recently arrived

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