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Pronunciation / Transliteration: chídàozhě
"会议室为迟到者留了几个座位。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person who arrives late at a place or event.
"The teacher had to repeat the instructions for the latecomers." - 2
A person, company, or product that enters a field or market significantly after others.
"As a latecomer to the smartphone industry, the company had to innovate quickly."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of the adjectives 'late' (from Old English 'læt', meaning slow or tardy) and 'comer' (from the verb 'come', from Old English 'cuman'). The compound word emerged in Middle English to describe someone who arrives after the expected or usual time.
Which of the following is the closest synonym for "Latecomer"?
10 Global Lexicons: How "Latecomer" is said worldwide
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retardataire
Transliteration: /ʁə.taʁ.da.tɛʁ/
"Les retardataires ont dû attendre la pause pour entrer."
Nachzügler
Transliteration: /ˈnaːxˌtsʏɡlɐ/
"Der Zug fuhr ohne die Nachzügler ab."
ritardatario
Transliteration: /ri.tar.daˈta.rjo/
"I ritardatari non potranno partecipare alla riunione."
rezagado
Transliteration: /re.saˈɣa.ðo/
"El guía esperó a los rezagados antes de continuar."
atrasado
Transliteration: /a.tɾaˈza.du/
"Os atrasados perderam a primeira parte do filme."
देr से आने वाला
Transliteration: der se aane wala
Script: देर से आने वाला
"देर से आने वालों के लिए द्वार बंद कर दिए गए।"
迟到者
Transliteration: chídàozhě
"会议室为迟到者留了几个座位。"
지각생
Transliteration: jigaksaeng
"교수님은 지각생들에게 주의를 주셨다."
遅刻者
Transliteration: chikokusha
"映画館のスタッフが遅刻者を席へ案内した。"
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