Comeover
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Comeover is a noun meaning (Isle of Man) An immigrant: a non-Manx person living on the Isle of Man.
Meaning
(Isle of Man) An immigrant: a non-Manx person living on the Isle of Man.
Example Sentences
Some laborer, a comeover for sure, perhaps had stolen it, disabused his bosses of it, and for what?
It was a comeover who told me that she disliked the Manx because they were so “provincial.” She was quite wrong. The Manx were not in the least provincial; they were profoundly insular—and the distinction is essential.
Word Forms
- comeovers
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include mann, coislander, maneen, treen, newses, qualtagh.
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