latecomer
a person who arrives late: The latecomers were seated after the overture.
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How to use latecomer in a sentence
Even so, it’s possible latecomers may leapfrog the competition.
The Ideal Qubit? Future Quantum Computers Could Crunch Data With Single Electrons on Neon Ice | Jason Dorrier | May 8, 2022 | Singularity HubThe 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.
Vampire bats rendezvous with their friends when dining out | Elana Spivack | September 28, 2021 | Popular-ScienceAnyway, 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.
Get your Maryland crab fix at the Point Crab House, along with ace service and a water view | Tom Sietsema | May 14, 2021 | Washington PostMahaffey also notes that the failure of any of the established candidates to emerge from the pack might favor a latecomer.
Aunt Ophelia: A latecomer to politics, Ophelia Ford is a state senator from Memphis.
He watched the sun sneak around one stubby wing of the latecomer.
Fly By Night | Arthur Dekker SavageEach tiniest mechanism of the latecomer had functioned perfectly.
Fly By Night | Arthur Dekker SavageThe couch squeezed them as the latecomer shot beyond its ramp, increased its velocity.
Fly By Night | Arthur Dekker SavageThe latecomer touched the runway at little more than a hundred miles per hour.
Fly By Night | Arthur Dekker Savage
British Dictionary definitions for latecomer
/ (ˈleɪtˌkʌmə) /
a person or thing that comes late
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