up-and-comer

noun

Someone who is up-and-coming, who has begun to be successful in some field and is likely to be even more successful in the future.

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Meanings

nounup-and-comer (plural up-and-comers)

plural up-and-comers

  1. idiomaticSomeone who is up-and-coming, who has begun to be successful in some field and is likely to be even more successful in the future.

Translations

Finnish lupaus, nousukas
  • lupaussomeone who is up-and-coming
  • nousukassomeone who is up-and-coming
French étoile montante
  • étoile montantesomeone who is up-and-coming
German Senkrechtstarter, Aufsteiger
  • Senkrechtstartersomeone who is up-and-coming
  • Aufsteigersomeone who is up-and-coming
Polish wchodzący
  • wchodzącysomeone who is up-and-coming
Cite this entry
APA

up-and-comer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/up-and-comer

MLA

“up-and-comer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/up-and-comer. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “up-and-comer,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/up-and-comer.

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