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/in"kum'euhr/, n.1. a person who comes in.2. Chiefly Brit. an immigrant.3. an intruder.4. a successor.5. Hunting. a duck, pheasant, etc., that flies toward the shooter.[1520-30; IN + COMER]
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Incomer — In com er, n. 1. One who comes in. [1913 Webster] Outgoers and incomers. Lew Wallace. [1913 Webster] 2. One who succeeds another, as a tenant of land, houses, etc. [Eng.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
incomer — ► NOUN chiefly Brit. ▪ a person who has come to live in an area in which they have not grown up … English terms dictionary
incomer — UK [ˈɪnˌkʌmə(r)] / US [ˈɪnˌkʌmər] noun [countable] Word forms incomer : singular incomer plural incomers British someone who comes to live in a place … English dictionary
incomer — [[t]ɪ̱nkʌmə(r)[/t]] incomers N COUNT An incomer is someone who has recently come to live in a particular place or area. [mainly BRIT] … English dictionary
-incomer — comb. form earning a specified kind or level of income (middle incomer) … Useful english dictionary
incomer — noun Date: 1526 chiefly British one who comes in ; immigrant, newcomer … New Collegiate Dictionary
incomer — noun a) An outsider who moves to a community or a place, as used by those who consider themselves to be its original inhabitants. b) One who comes in … Wiktionary
incomer — in|com|er [ˈınkʌmə US ər] n BrE someone who comes to live in a place ▪ We ve lived here for 17 years, but they still see us as incomers … Dictionary of contemporary English
incomer — in·com·er || ɪn‚kÊŒmÉ™(r) n. person who enters; newcomer; intruder; one who succeeds another; immigrant (British) … English contemporary dictionary
incomer — noun Brit. a person who has come to live in an area in which they have not grown up … English new terms dictionary
