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com⋅er

[kuhm-er]
–noun
1. Informal. a person or thing that is progressing well or is very promising: He looks like a comer in state politics.
2. a person or thing that arrives.

Origin:
1325–75; ME; see come, -er 1
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com·er   (kŭm'ər)   
n.  
  1. One that arrives or comes: free food for all comers.

  2. One showing promise of attaining success: a political comer.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Slang Dictionary
comer [ˈkəmɚ]

  1. n.
    someone with a bright future. : Fred is a real comer. You'll be hearing a lot about him.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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