aftercomer

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aftercomer

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From Middle English [Term?], equivalent to after- + comer. Cognate with Scots eftercumar (“successor”).

noun aftercomers · after-comer

One coming after; a successor; (in the plural) posterity.
Opposite: forecomer

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@misc{aftercomer_2026,
  title = {aftercomer},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/aftercomer},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}