firstnighter
or first-night·er
a person who often or usually attends the theater, opera, etc., on opening night.
Origin of firstnighter
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How to use firstnighter in a sentence
The stage claimed a great part of my attention about this time, and I became an inveterate "first-nighter" in my holidays.
Forty Years of 'Spy' | Leslie WardI was on the Long Branch boat the other day and met a well-known Empire first-nighter.
Charles Frohman: Manager and Man | Isaac Frederick Marcosson and Daniel FrohmanShe dresses la mode, she is an habitue of the smart restaurants, an inveterate first-nighter.
My Actor-Husband | AnonymousHe was not a "first-nighter," but dropped in to see a new piece whenever he wanted copy for his feuilleton.
Aspects and Impressions | Edmund GosseLady Prattler (a confirmed first-nighter, to actor-manager).
English Society | George Du Maurier
British Dictionary definitions for first-nighter
a member of an opening night audience, esp one who habitually attends first nights
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