Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A comer; an incomer; a new-comer; a stranger.

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  • noun obsolete A comer; (person) an arrival.
  • noun obsolete An incomer.
  • noun obsolete A newcomer; stranger.

Etymologies

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From Middle English, equivalent to come +‎ -ling. Cognate with Old High German chomeling, chumelinc ("a comeling").

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