Meaning

2 senses
  1. One who has arrived comparatively recently.

    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.

  2. One who arrived late.

    At the party the host made a point of greeting all the latecomers he missed in the first pass.

    Zuspätkommender, Zuspätkommende

    опозда́вшийopozdávšij, опозда́вшаяopozdávšaja

    someone who arrives late

Examples

5 sentences
  1. Is a punishment for latecomers being considered?

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  2. Latecomers weren't admitted to the show.

    deWer zu spät kam, wurde nicht mehr zur Vorstellung hineingelassen. — Waldelfe

  3. Latecomers are subject to a penalty.

    ruОпоздавшим полагается штрафная. — marafon

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  4. Latecomers need to drink a shot of vodka.

    ruОпоздавшим полагается штрафная. — marafon

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  5. He's a chronic latecomer.

Translations

5 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
one who arrived late:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
one who arrived late:

Origin

From late + comer.

From late + comer.

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Forms

plural: latecomers
Singularlatecomer
Plurallatecomers

regular

Antonyms

1 antonyms

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
latecomer — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto