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Definition of "incomer" [in•com•er]

  • An outsider who moves to a community or a place, as used by those who consider themselves to be its original inhabitants. (noun)
  • One who comes in. (noun)

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Use "incomer" in a sentence
  • "The incomer was a lady -- a stout lady in the dress of the time: though I have made some attempt at indicating the doctor's costume, I will not enterprise that of his wife -- for it was"
  • "When the former Central ward was divided he insisted - because of his leaflet delivering prowess - that he be picked for the essentially "incomer" City Centre ward which combines middle to high income professionals, students and some housing association tenants."
  • "•The future of rural ageing - an examination of the issues surrounding growing older in contemporary rural areas such as incomer group pressures, gentrification and changes in land use, all of which have implications for ageing identities, attachment to place and participation in community life"