noun
new arrival; newcomer; incomer
Refers to a person who has recently moved to a place, such as a neighborhood, town, or country. Neutral term, but can carry a nuance of being an outsider in some contexts.
この町には毎年多くの来住者が引っ越してくる。
Many newcomers move to this town every year.
来住者向けのガイドブックを市役所で配布している。
The city hall distributes guidebooks for new arrivals.
移住者 emphasizes the act of migration and often implies a permanent move, whereas 来住者 focuses on the arrival aspect and can be used for both temporary and permanent residents.
Compound of 来 (rai, 'come') + 住 (jū, 'live') + 者 (sha, 'person'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word follows a common Sino-Japanese pattern for forming agent nouns.