n. one in a race who is catching up to others and shows promise of winning
n. one who is catching up in some contest and has a likelihood of victory
n. One who arrives
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. One who comes, or who has come; one who has arrived, and is present.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. One who comes; one who approaches, or has lately arrived: often applied to things.
n. In stock-raising, an animal that is ‘coming on’ or promises well.
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n. someone with a promising future
n. someone who arrives (or has arrived)
Word Usage
"Strombel informs Sondra that Peter Lyman, a handsome London aristocrat and political up-and-comer, is actually a serial murderer known as the Tarot Card Killer."