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early bird

ear·ly bird
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ur-lee burd]
    • /ˈɜr li bɜrd/
    • /ˈɜːli bɜːd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ur-lee burd]
    • /ˈɜr li bɜrd/

Definitions of early bird words

  • noun early bird a person who rises at an early hour. 1
  • noun early bird a person who arrives before others, as for the purpose of gaining some advantage: The early birds got the best seats for the play. 1
  • noun early bird (initial capital letters) Aerospace. the first of the Intelsat series of communications satellites, orbited (1965) by Intelsat. 1
  • countable noun early bird An early bird is someone who does something or goes somewhere very early, especially very early in the morning. 0
  • adjective early bird An early bird deal or offer is one that is available at a reduced price, but which you must buy earlier than you would normally do. 0
  • noun early bird a person who rises early or arrives in good time 0

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Origin of early bird

First appearance:

before 1885
One of the 21% newest English words
First recorded in 1885-90

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Early bird

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

early bird popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 71% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

early bird usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for early bird

noun early bird

  • johnny-on-the-spot — a person who is on hand to perform a service, seize an opportunity, deal with an emergency, etc.

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