comer
Americannoun
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comers
plural
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Informal. a person or thing that is progressing well or is very promising.
He looks like a comer in state politics.
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a person or thing that arrives.
noun
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(in combination) a person who comes
all-comers
newcomers
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informal a potential success
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of comer
Middle English word dating back to 1325–75; see origin at come, -er 1
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There’s a fear that if the Chinese establish the first moon base, they will assert the advantages of a first comer to exclude later arrivals from areas with valuable resources, particularly water.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026
Young comer Viktor Hovland called it “a bizarre situation, that’s for sure.”
From Washington Post ● May 18, 2022
Toyota, a pioneer of hybrid electric cars but a late comer to the full EV market, plans to have a line up of 15 BEV models by 2025.
From Reuters ● Nov. 11, 2021
Milly was a comer in the contemporary market of the aughts, alongside brands like Alice + Olivia and Marc by Marc Jacobs.
From New York Times ● Oct. 24, 2020
Even Chima curled up in a comer for much of the morning, quietly drawing pictures.
From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
She isn’t exactly a firebrand, but she is very much available; willing to take on all comers, vociferously, at seemingly any hour of the day.
From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026
Exceptions with the most flexible rules include New York and Connecticut; because insurers must take all comers, policies in these states are more expensive.
From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 2026
Ace the AI table-tennis player is beating all comers.
From MarketWatch ● May 1, 2026
England did superbly in seeing off all comers in that run.
From BBC ● Feb. 23, 2026
L-shaped, with rounded comers, and the plane was nearly aimed at the long part of the L, coming from the bottom and heading to the top.
From "Hatchet" by Gary Paulsen
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