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- [ur-lee burd]
- /ˈɜr li bɜrd/
- /ˈɜːli bɜːd/
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- [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
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms 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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