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ˈhome-ˌcomer
[home adv. 8 a.]
One who comes home. Also in more recent use with special reference to the Isle of Man.
1540Palsgrave tr. Acolastus sig. C 1, The father reioyseth the sonne to be a safe home commer vnto hym. 1637Rutherford Let. to Mistress Stuart Lett. (1671) 353 My blessing..be on the home-comer. 1927Peel City Guardian 27 May, The Homecomers will arrive at Montreal during the afternoon of June 2nd. 1930Ibid. 21 June 6/1 The White Star liner, ‘Doric’, will anchor in Douglas Bay..with 279 ‘homecomers’ on board. 1947Chicago Tribune 1 Nov. 19/5 Illinois' embattled players..adjourned to the Champaign Country club..to escape a horde of homecomers who are flooding this university community. |