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latecomer

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late⋅com⋅er

  [leyt-kuhm-er]
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–noun
a person who arrives late: The latecomers were seated after the overture.
Origin:
1865–70; late + comer
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late·com·er   (lāt'kŭm'ər)   
n.  

  1. One that arrives late: waited for the latecomers to be seated.

  2. A recent arrival, participant, or convert: a company that was a latecomer to the video-game market.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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