incomer
Americannoun
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a person who comes in.
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Chiefly British. an immigrant.
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an intruder.
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a successor.
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Hunting. a duck, pheasant, etc., that flies toward the shooter.
noun
Etymology
Origin of incomer
Example Sentences
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Loeb also hopes to design—in collaboration with space agencies or companies--a launch-ready space mission to study an incomer at close quarters.
From Science Magazine ● Jul. 26, 2021
In episode five, the simmering tension between incumbent powerbroker Al and ruthless incomer Hearst – a mining bigwig with designs on Deadwood’s rich seams – exploded on to the main thoroughfare.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 2, 2020
In an overwhelmingly conservative state long dominated by the coal and timber industries, Fred Schaufeld wasn’t a typical corporate incomer.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 16, 2020
Back at the social club is another recent incomer to Jaywick, Margaret Johnston.
From BBC ● Nov. 29, 2019
He only named the incomer boy after me.
From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith
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