new-comer

      English

      Noun

      new-comer (plural new-comers)

      1. Alternative form of newcomer.
        • 1847, Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre, Chapter XVIII
          Some parleying was audible in the hall, and soon the new-comer entered. He bowed to Lady Ingram, as deeming her the eldest lady present.
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