# welcomer

Pronunciation: say "WEL-kuhm-er" US /ˈwɛl.kəm.ɚ/, UK /ˈwɛl.kəm.ə/

## Noun

1. A person or thing that welcomes people, especially newcomers.
   - Simple: A person or thing that greets people, especially those who are new.
   - _The hotel employs a welcomer whose job is to greet arriving guests warmly._
   - _Volunteer welcomers met the new arrivals at the station with hot meals and directions._
2. A person or thing that greets, or is present for, the arrival of something.
   - Simple: A person or thing that greets, or is there to meet, the arrival of something.
   - _The grand archway served as a welcomer to every traveler entering the old city._
   - _Spring's first blossoms act as welcomers of the warmer season._

## Adjective

3. Comparative form of welcome: more welcome. Rare; more welcome is the usual form. — comparative form of welcome: more welcome
   - Simple: Comparative form of welcome. This form is rare: people almost always say more welcome.

## Origin

**Meanings 1–2** — From Middle English welcomer (also welcomere), formed from "welcome" plus the agent suffix "-er," meaning one who welcomes.
**Meaning 3** — Formed from "welcome" plus the comparative suffix "-er."

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/welcomer (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).