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first-nighter

British  

noun

  1. a member of an opening night audience, esp one who habitually attends first nights

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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This could all explode onstage the second debate night; first-nighter Marianne Williamson won’t even be there to lighten the mood with a challenge to New Zealand.

From Slate Jul. 26, 2019

In his spare time Author Herbert is a well-known first-nighter, plays social tennis and cricket.

From Time Magazine Archive

In his younger days in London, Hitch was an insatiable first-nighter, a sort of rolling encyclopedia of stage lore.

From Time Magazine Archive

In the audience, a gem-barnacled first-nighter, Mrs. George Washington Kavanaugh, was watched over by a gun-toting bodyguard, but managed to lose a bracelet.

From Time Magazine Archive

Most of them there prepare for a funeral; Their diversion is nodding to friends and acquaintances, And he or she who nods the most times Is thereby the greatest first-nighter.

From The Broadway Anthology by Bernays, Edward L.

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