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comer

  (kŭm'ər) pronunciation
n.
  1. One that arrives or comes: free food for all comers.
  2. One showing promise of attaining success: a political comer.

 
 
Thesaurus: comer

noun

  1. One that arrives: arrival, visitor. See enter/exit.
  2. One showing much promise: rising star, up-and-comer. See ability/inability.

 
Word Tutor: comer
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IN BRIEF: Someone who arrives; someone with a promising future.

pronunciation Skepticism is the chastity of the intellect, and it is shameful to surrender it too soon or to the first comer. — George Santayana (1863-1952), Spanish-American philosopher and poet.

Tutor's tip: My cumme" (godmother) is a real comer (person who is likely to do well).

 
WordNet: comer
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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: someone with a promising future

Meaning #2: someone who arrives (or has arrived)
  Synonyms: arrival, arriver


 
Translations: Translations for: Comer

Dansk (Danish)
n. - deltager, en der er på vej op

Nederlands (Dutch)
kandidaat/deelnemer, veelbelovend iemand

Français (French)
n. - arrivant, venant

Deutsch (German)
n. - Teilnehmer, Bewerber

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - αφικνούμενος

Italiano (Italian)
sfidante, partecipante

Português (Portuguese)
n. - pessoa (f) que chega ou se apresenta

Русский (Russian)
желающий, многообещающий

Español (Spanish)
n. - contendiente, viniente, llegado, persona o cosa que promete

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - ngn som kommer, kommande (lovande) man (am.)

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
来的人, 有希望的人, 新来者

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 來的人, 有希望的人, 新來者

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 올 사람, 새로 온 사람, 유망주

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 来る人, 将来有望な人

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) قادم, وافد, آيل للنجاح‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮בא, אדם שצפויה לו הצלחה, מרשים, מבטיח‬


 
 

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