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early bird

 
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–noun
1. a person who rises at an early hour.
2. a person who arrives before others, as for the purpose of gaining some advantage: The early birds got the best seats for the play.
3. (initial capital letters) Aerospace. the first of the Intelsat series of communications satellites, orbited (1965) by Intelsat.
Origin:
1885–90
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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".]
ear'ly-bird' (ûr'lē-bûrd') adj.
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
early bird

  1. n.
    a person who gets up early. : The early birds saw the corpse on the street and called the cops.
  2. n.
    a person who arrives early. : There were some early birds who arrived before the tea things were laid.
  3. mod.
    having to do with early arrival. : Early bird arrivals will be given a free cup of coffee.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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