comer

American  

[kuhm-er] / ˈkʌm ər /

noun

• comers
  plural

1. Informal. a person or thing that is progressing well or is very promising.

   He looks like a comer in state politics.

2. a person or thing that arrives.

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comer British  

/ ˈkʌmə /

noun

1. (in combination) a person who comes

   all-comers

   newcomers

2. informal a potential success

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• comers
  plural

Etymology

Origin of comer

Middle English word dating back to 1325–75; see origin at come, -er ¹

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

comer comers

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

“Ford has a lot riding on the truck market. They’ve been king of it for years. So they don’t want the new up and comer to come and take their crown away,” she said.

From Washington Post ● May 13, 2022

I was a relative late comer to Prime.

From New York Times ● Jan. 13, 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

He obeyed, taking me around a comer of the house to the side.

From "Kindred" by Octavia Butler

The state's so-called "jungle primary" pits all comers in one mega-poll.

From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026

Portfolio manager Jonathan Cofsky talks about where to find the winners in the AI landscape and one company that is beating all comers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 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

They were well stocked with food and drink; they had fjres to warm them when off duty, a place to dry their clothes, snug comers to lie down and sleep.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin