latecomer

[ leyt-kuhm-er ]

noun

1. a person who arrives late:

   The latecomers were seated after the overture.

latecomer

/ ˈleɪtˌkʌmə /

noun

1. a person or thing that comes late

Word History and Origins

Origin of latecomer¹

First recorded in 1865–70; late + comer

Example Sentences

Even so, it’s possible latecomers may leapfrog the competition.

From Singularity Hub 

The observed bats didn’t leave to go foraging together, but if a latecomer ran into a friend already slurping on a cow, that friend was likely to scoot over and share its tasty spigot.

From Popular-Science

Anyway, Jones hates the thought of customers cooling their heels in long lines and wondering why tables are going unseated, when in fact they’re empty due to latecomers or no-shows.

From Washington Post

Mahaffey also notes that the failure of any of the established candidates to emerge from the pack might favor a latecomer.

From The Daily Beast

Aunt Ophelia: A latecomer to politics, Ophelia Ford is a state senator from Memphis.

From The Daily Beast

He watched the sun sneak around one stubby wing of the Latecomer.

From Project Gutenberg

Each tiniest mechanism of the Latecomer had functioned perfectly.

From Project Gutenberg

The couch squeezed them as the Latecomer shot beyond its ramp, increased its velocity.

From Project Gutenberg

The Latecomer touched the runway at little more than a hundred miles per hour.

From Project Gutenberg

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