Latecomer

/ˈleɪtˌkʌm.ə/ noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One who has arrived comparatively recently.

    "The old families in the neighborhood look down on him as a latecomer, his family only arrived in the 18th century, too nouveau for them."

  2. 2
    someone who arrives late wordnet
  3. 3
    One who arrived late.

    "At the party the host made a point of greeting all the latecomers he missed in the first pass."

Example

More examples

"The old families in the neighborhood look down on him as a latecomer, his family only arrived in the 18th century, too nouveau for them."

Etymology

From late + comer.

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