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incomer

[ in-kuhm-er ]

noun

  1. a person who comes in.
  2. Chiefly British. an immigrant.
  3. an intruder.
  4. a successor.
  5. Hunting. a duck, pheasant, etc., that flies toward the shooter.


incomer

/ ˈɪnkʌmə /

noun

  1. a person who comes to live in a place in which he was not born
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of incomer1

First recorded in 1520–30; in + comer
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Example Sentences

He must have come over the wall, which can hardly be prevented if an incomer has a friend who will throw him a rope.

The flying chair struck the incomer across his shins, bringing an angry exclamation from the man.

For fourteen years the city has had to contend with the fears of the incomer.

But if a door opened suddenly I would look anxiously at the incomer.

The incomer seated himself on a stool, and the cobbler returned to his last, resuming his interrupted work.

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