upcomer en · NOUN
Etymology
From upcome + -er.
Meanings
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Eggcorn of up-and-comer.
Australian upcomer Levi Miller is an extremely likable lead as young Peter, but he has his work cut out for him breathing character into a drama whose primary agents include Rooney Mara’s controversially Caucasian Tiger Lily and Garrett Hedlund’s blandly hunky James Hook.
2015 October 18, Mark Kermode, “Pan review – in serious need of pixie dust”, in The Observer:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| upcomers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |