Arrivant
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /əˈɹaɪvənt/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Arrivant is a noun meaning A person who is arriving or has just arrived.
Meaning
A person who is arriving or has just arrived.
Example Sentences
The Arrivants: A New World Trilogy by Kamau Brathwaite (1973)
Altogether the new arrivant had the air of some desperate adventurer […]
[…] the beggars, looking up with the bright faces of arrivants, turned into our compound-front.
[He] finally gave up any hope that a bellhop would actually help an arrivant or somebody about to leave the hotel with their luggage.
Word Forms
- arrivants
Synonyms for arrivant
Depending on context, synonyms include arrival.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include griffin, inhabitant, local, inmigrant, resiant, out-of-towner.
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