incomer
a person who comes in.
Chiefly British. an immigrant.
an intruder.
a successor.
Hunting. a duck, pheasant, etc., that flies toward the shooter.
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How to use incomer in a sentence
He must have come over the wall, which can hardly be prevented if an incomer has a friend who will throw him a rope.
The Strong Arm | Robert BarrThe flying chair struck the incomer across his shins, bringing an angry exclamation from the man.
Uncle Sam's Boys in the Ranks | H. Irving HancockFor fourteen years the city has had to contend with the fears of the incomer.
But if a door opened suddenly I would look anxiously at the incomer.
Recollections Of My Childhood And Youth | George BrandesThe incomer seated himself on a stool, and the cobbler returned to his last, resuming his interrupted work.
A Prince of Good Fellows | Robert Barr
British Dictionary definitions for incomer
/ (ˈɪnkʌmə) /
a person who comes to live in a place in which he was not born
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