Welcomer
adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Something which or someone who welcomes people, especially newcomers.
"1764, Sir Humphrey Lunatic (pseudonym of Francis Gentleman), A Trip to the Moon, London: S. Crowder, 2nd edition, 1765, Volume I, Chapter 2, p. 21, At this Point of Time my Host, as I may call my sage Welcomer, directed a Kind of Procession, which tho’ not grand, nor very regular, appeared to be calculated as a high Compliment to me […]"
- 2 a person who greets wordnet
- 3 Something or someone that greets or is present for the arrival of something.
"Farewell, thou woful welcomer of glory!"
- 1 comparative form of welcome: more welcome comparative, form-of
Synonyms
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More examples"1764, Sir Humphrey Lunatic (pseudonym of Francis Gentleman), A Trip to the Moon, London: S. Crowder, 2nd edition, 1765, Volume I, Chapter 2, p. 21, At this Point of Time my Host, as I may call my sage Welcomer, directed a Kind of Procession, which tho’ not grand, nor very regular, appeared to be calculated as a high Compliment to me […]"
Etymology
From Middle English welcomer, welcomere, equivalent to welcome + -er (agent suffix).
From welcome + -er (comparative suffix).
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