welcomer

Variant of welcome

welcome definition

wel·come (wel′kəm)

adjective

  1. gladly and cordially received a welcome guest
  2. agreeable or gratifying welcome news
  3. freely and willingly permitted or invited welcome to use the library

Etymology: ME welcume, altered by assoc. with wel, well (as if transl. of OFr bien venu) < wilcume < OE wilcuma, orig. n., a welcome guest < willa, pleasure, will + cuma, guest < cuman, to come

noun

an act or expression of welcoming a hearty (or cold) welcome

interjection

you are welcome here: an expression of cordial greeting

transitive verb welcomed -·comed, welcoming -·com·ing

  1. to greet with pleasure and hospitality
  2. to receive or accept with pleasure or satisfaction to welcome criticism
  3. to meet, receive, or acknowledge in a specified way; greet

Related Forms:

welcome Idioms

bid welcome

to receive with cordial greetings

wear out one's welcome

☆
to come so often or stay so long that one is no longer welcome

you're welcome

you're under no obligation for the favor given: the conventional response to an expression of thanks

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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