latecomer

UK: /ˈleɪtkʌmə^r/ US: /ˈleɪtˌkʌmɚ/ ,(lāt′kum′ər)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

late•com•er /ˈleɪtˌkʌmɚ/   n. [countable]

1. one that arrives late:
   Latecomers may be seated during the hymn.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

late•com•er  (lāt′kum′ər), n. 

1. a person who arrives late:
   The latecomers were seated after the overture.

• late + comer 1865–70