Pronunciation: ' jä-n ē -( ˌ )k ə m- ' l ā t-l ē
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural Johnny-come-latelies or Johnnies-come-lately
Date: 1839
1 : a late or recent arrival : NEWCOMER
2 : UPSTART <established families tend to hold themselves above the Johnny-come-latelies ― William Zeckendorf † 1976>