upcomer

English

Etymology

upcome +‎ -er

Noun

upcomer (plural upcomers)

1. Eggcorn of up-and-comer.
   • 2015 October 18, Mark Kermode, “Pan review – in serious need of pixie dust”, in The Observer‎^[1]:

     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.

Related terms

• upcoming

See also

• downcomer