Etymology

comer

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Today it means: One in a race who is catching up to others and shows promise of winning. Full definition →

Middle English comere
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromcomere
  2. English todaycomer

From Middle English comere, equivalent to come + -er.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.