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early bird

NOUN
person who is habitually early
Synonyms
WEAK
Johnny-on-the-spot early comer early riser first arrival first comer first on the scene

Example Sentences

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I headed to the workshop, housed in an airy stone barn, and found I was not the lone early bird.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

Some tracks may belong to meat eating predators, others to plant eating dinosaurs, and some have even raised questions about whether early bird species were involved.

From Science Daily • Feb. 1, 2026

Anna got a PDC membership so that she should buy early bird tickets in the summer, but even then it was "like a mini Oasis" in the scramble to get tickets.

From BBC • Jan. 3, 2025

Rick Miramontez is both a night owl and an early bird.

From New York Times • Apr. 10, 2024

I walk around in Dad’s yard, checking on the early bird plants.

From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.