Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

offcomer

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: of-f-com-er
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A newcomer to a place.

British usage

Example Sentences

"Similarly, there is jokey talk of the possibility of dynamiting offcomer homes in the village (just as the Welsh have done to English cottagers), and of beating up any offcomer who tells tales about Wanet to other offcomers […]"
"They are offcomers, a neat appellation intended to highlight their lack of local family. This could be reinforced with suitable word associations; 'from down South' was typical, or something implying weirdness such as 'he is into art'."

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

offcomers (plural)

Synonyms

come-here comeling newling

Questions

What does offcomer mean?: A newcomer to a place.

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