Johnny-come-latelies
Latecomers to trends
Johnny-come-latelies is the plural of Johnny-come-lately, a person who arrives late to a trend, movement, or activity—often with the implication they lack the credibility of those who were there from the start: The old-timers resented the Johnny-come-latelies who moved in after the neighborhood became fashionable.
The term carries a note of dismissiveness toward newcomers.
Those arriving past time
- newcomersThose recently arrived
- novicesInexperienced newcomers
- beginnersThose newly learning
- newbiesInexperienced newcomers
arrivistes · upstarts · parvenus · neophytes · freshmen · rookies · greenhorns · tenderfoots
Those exploiting any advantage
- frontrunnersThose leading a competition
- followersPeople who support someone
- copycatsPeople who mimic others
- imitatorsThose who replicate others
hangers-on · latecomers · converts · fence-sitters · turncoats
Nonprofessional participants
- dilettantesSuperficial pursuers of arts
- pretendersThose falsely claiming something
- wannabesAspirants lacking credentials
- poseursAffected pretenders
know-nothings · novices · uninitiated · outsiders · dabblers · lightweights · naifs · greenhorns
latecomers
Those arriving past time
newbies · arrivistes · upstarts · parvenus · neophytes · freshmen · rookies · greenhorns · tenderfoots · new kids
opportunists
Those exploiting any advantage
- frontrunnersThose leading a competition
- followersPeople who support someone
- copycatsPeople who mimic others
imitators · hangers-on · latecomers · converts · fence-sitters · turncoats
amateurs
Nonprofessional participants
- dilettantesSuperficial pursuers of arts
- pretendersThose falsely claiming something
- wannabesAspirants lacking credentials
poseurs · know-nothings · novices · uninitiated · outsiders · dabblers · lightweights · naifs · greenhorns · apprentices
Johnny-come-lateliespioneers
First to explore territory
founders · old-timers · trailblazers · early adopters · veterans
Johnny-come-lateliesinsiders
Those with special access
fixtures · mainstays · institutions · doyens · authorities