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  early bird

  noun

  a person who rises at an early hour.
• Early Bird
  Early Bird

  noun

  one of a number of communications satellites, the first of which was launched in 1965 into a stationary orbit and provided telephone channels between Europe and the US See also Intelsat

early bird

American  

noun

early birds plural

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) the first of the Intelsat series of communications satellites, orbited (1965) by Intelsat.

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Early Bird ¹ British  

noun

1. one of a number of communications satellites, the first of which was launched in 1965 into a stationary orbit and provided telephone channels between Europe and the US See also Intelsat

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early bird ² British  

noun

1. informal a person who rises early or arrives in good time

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• early birds
  plural

Etymology

Origin of early bird

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

In one area, a group of Ecuador fans played a round of mini golf, knocking multicolored balls around a small course based on the Angry Birds video game.

From Barron's • Jun. 27, 2026

She’s voiced characters in “Migration,” “The Little Mermaid,” “The Bad Guys,” “Raya and the Last Dragon,” “The Angry Birds Movie 2,” “Storks” and more.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 7, 2024

However, Rovio has yet to come up with a follow-up to reproduce the global popularity of Angry Birds.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2023

Rovio Entertainment , the company behind the mobile game Angry Birds, confirmed on Saturday that it is in talks with Japan's Sega Sammy Holdings Inc over a possible tender offer.

From Reuters • Apr. 15, 2023

Even though James’s grandmother was barely taller than Emily and swam in one of James’s old Angry Birds shirts, she was still quite intimidating.

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman