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firstnighter

or first-night·er

[furst-nahy-ter]
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noun

a person who often or usually attends the theater, opera, etc., on opening night.

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Origin of firstnighter

First recorded in 1880–85; first night + -er1
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Examples from the Web for first-nighter

Historical Examples of first-nighter

  • He was not a "first-nighter," but dropped in to see a new piece whenever he wanted copy for his feuilleton.

  • The stage claimed a great part of my attention about this time, and I became an inveterate "first-nighter" in my holidays.

British Dictionary definitions for first-nighter

first-nighter

noun

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