n. Informal.
- A person who arises early in the morning.
- One that arrives or takes place early or before others.
[From the expression “The early bird catches the worm”.]
earlybird ear'ly-bird' (ûr'lē-bûrd') adj.| Dictionary: early bird |
[From the expression “The early bird catches the worm”.]
earlybird ear'ly-bird' (ûr'lē-bûrd') adj.| Idioms: early bird catches the worm |
Also,
early bird gets the worm. One who arrives first has the best chance for success, as in She's always the first one in line and does well at these auctions--the early bird catches the worm! This proverbial saying, first recorded in English in 1605, is so familiar that it is often shortened to
early bird, a term also used in the sense of "early riser", as in You can call me at seven--I'm an early bird, as well as "early diner" (This restaurant has early-bird specials at lower prices).
| WordNet: early bird |
The noun has 2 meanings:
Meaning #1:
a person who arrives early before others do
Meaning #2:
a person who gets up very early in the morning
| worm (Idiom) | |
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| early (Idiom) |
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