Meaning

3 senses
  1. One in a race who is catching up to others and shows promise of winning.

    подаю́щий наде́ждыpodajúščij nadéždy

  2. (figuratively)An ambitious person; one who is catching up in some contest and has a likelihood of victory;

    подаю́щий наде́ждыpodajúščij nadéždy

    someone who arrives (or has arrived)

  3. One who arrives.

    The champ will face all comers.

    прише́дшийprišédšij, прибы́вшийpribývšij, прие́хавшийprijéxavšij

Examples

2 sentences
  1. Late-comers were not admitted.

    deWer zu spät kam, wurde nicht mehr zugelassen.

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  2. The great swans swam round the new-comer, and stroked his neck with their beaks, as a welcome.

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Translations

2 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
in a race:
who arrives:

Origin

From Middle English comere, equivalent to come + -er.

From Middle English comere, equivalent to come + -er.

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Forms

plural: comers
Singularcomer
Pluralcomers

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

10 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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