first comer

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

There’s a fear that if the Chinese establish the first moon base, they will assert the advantages of a first comer to exclude later arrivals from areas with valuable resources, particularly water.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Angel took on his first comer, Luigi Bacigalupi, 275-lbs. ringside.

From Time Magazine Archive

There is "dour deference for the first comer, the man at the head of the queue."

From Time Magazine Archive

"You had better get your cigar-case ready, to bestow the boon on the first comer," suggested Mrs. Gwynn.

From The Storm Centre by Murfree, Mary Noailles

A coquettish garden, of a surprising greenness, all flowery and perfumed, charms the eyes; the receiving cisterns conceal themselves under vaults that do not reveal their secret to the first comer.

From Paris From the Earliest Period to the Present Day; Volume 2 by Walton, William