He's a chronic latecomer.
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Latecomer
//ˈleɪtˌkʌm.ə//
Synonyms for "latecomer"
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1 entriesTranslations
18 translations across 13 languages.
Catalan
1 entries- tocatardà noun (one who arrived late)
Dutch
1 entries- laatkomer noun (one who arrived late)
Estonian
1 entries- hilineja noun (one who arrived late)
Finnish
3 entries- maijamyöhäinen noun (one who arrived late)
- mattimyöhäinen noun (one who arrived late)
- myöhästyjä noun (one who arrived late)
French
1 entries- retardataire noun (one who arrived late)
German
2 entries- Zuspätkommende noun (one who arrived late)
- Zuspätkommender noun (one who arrived late)
Irish
1 entries- leastar noun (one who arrived late)
Italian
1 entries- ritardatario noun (one who arrived late)
Norman
1 entries- r'tardataithe noun (one who arrived late)
Russian
2 entries- опозда́вшая noun (one who arrived late)
- опозда́вший noun (one who arrived late)
Spanish
1 entries- tardón noun (one who arrived late)
Swedish
2 entries- eftersläntrare noun (one who arrived late)
- senkomling noun (one who arrived late)
Welsh
1 entries- hwyrddyfodiad noun (one who arrived late)
Sample sentences
3 total sentences available.
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.
Source: wiktionary
At the party the host made a point of greeting all the latecomers he missed in the first pass.
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