This is the 13750th most frequent German word.
entgegenkommenden
"Entgegenkommenden" means "oncoming" or "approaching."
In this sentence, 'entgegenkommende' modifies 'Fahrer', indicating the driver who is coming towards the subject.
Der entgegenkommende Fahrer hielt an, um zu helfen.
The oncoming driver stopped to help.
Here, 'entgegenkommenden' modifies 'Wanderern', referring to hikers who are coming towards us while walking on the path.
Wir sprachen mit den entgegenkommenden Wanderern entlang des Pfades.
We talked with the oncoming hikers along the path.
In this usage, 'entgegenkommenden' describes 'Nachrichten', symbolizing the concept of incoming messages or news.