Definition of incomernext
chiefly British

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of incomer Loeb also hopes to design—in collaboration with space agencies or companies--a launch-ready space mission to study an incomer at close quarters. — Daniel Clery, Science | AAAS, 26 July 2021 In an overwhelmingly conservative state long dominated by the coal and timber industries, Fred Schaufeld wasn’t a typical corporate incomer. — Peter Jamison, Washington Post, 17 Feb. 2020 But the idea that such privileges might be under threat from incomers, either Hindu or Muslim, has now made Assam fertile ground for the BJP’s anti-Muslim drum-beat. — Joseph Allchin, The New York Review of Books, 6 Jan. 2020 Among the missiles in its launch tubes are some designed to shoot down incomers. — The Economist, 14 Nov. 2019 The news is certainly something of a respite for Arsenal fans, however, as the ever-reliable David Ornstein has stated that Unai Emery's side will pip late incomers Tottenham to the signing of AS Saint-Etienne centre half Saliba. — SI.com, 17 July 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for incomer
Noun
  • Immigrant law and advocacy groups accused the federal government of violating a court order to overhaul the conditions at the Adelanto ICE Processing Center where nearly 2,000 immigrants are being held.
    — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Keeping all of our students (especially immigrants) safe because students who don’t feel safe cannot learn.
    — Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The arrangements have drawn mounting scrutiny, most recently after migrants deported to Equatorial Guinea were held at gunpoint and beaten.
    — Adrian Elimian, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Trump sought to rally Republicans by attacking Democrats over inflation and immigration, repeating claims about the number and backgrounds of migrants who entered the country during the Biden administration.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Israeli settlers opened fire on olive harvesters in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, killing a Palestinian officer who responded to the attack and wounding 16, Palestinian officials said.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2026
  • At least one Palestinian was killed and 14 injured when Jewish settlers attacked olive farmers near the town of Nablus in the occupied West Bank, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported today.
    — Charlene Gubash, NBC news, 7 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Baksheng leaves behind a family and then creates a new one with other Teochew emigrants at an inn run by a feminist daughter, Zia Lamgi (Li Sitong) who dodges a revolving door of suitors.
    — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The decision could have broad implications for descendants of Italian emigrants, particularly in North and South America, where large Italian diaspora communities have ancestral ties to Italy.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 July 2026

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“Incomer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incomer. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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