comeling

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noun

A comer; (person) an arrival.

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OriginMiddle English comeling ← Old English *cymeling →
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Meanings

nouncomeling (plural comelings)

plural comelings

  1. obsoleteA comer; (person) an arrival.
  2. obsoleteAn incomer.
  3. A newcomer; stranger.

    Faust took a deep breath. 'That is what I was going to tell you. Sadly, the comelings caught him.'

    2021, Graham Masterton, The Shadow People

    Synonyms: come-here

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA newcomer; stranger.

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Origin

  1. Old English*cymeling
  2. Middle Englishcomeling
  3. Englishcomeling

From Middle English comeling, comlynge, cumeling, cumlyng, from Old English *cymeling, equivalent to come + -ling. Cognate with Old High German chomeling, chumelinc (“a comeling”).

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APA

comeling. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/comeling

MLA

“comeling.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/comeling. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “comeling,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/comeling.

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