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early bird

 
Dictionary: early bird
 

n. Informal.
  1. A person who arises early in the morning.
  2. 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.
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Idioms: early bird catches the worm
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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
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Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.

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


 
 

 

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Dictionary. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2007, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2007. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.  Read more
Idioms. The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.  Read more
WordNet. WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.  Read more

 

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