firstnighter

or first-night·er

[ furst-nahy-ter ]

/ ˈfɜrstˈnaɪ tər /

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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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How to use firstnighter in a sentence

The stage claimed a great part of my attention about this time, and I became an inveterate "first-nighter" in my holidays.
Forty Years of 'Spy'|Leslie Ward
I was on the Long Branch boat the other day and met a well-known Empire first-nighter.
Charles Frohman: Manager and Man|Isaac Frederick Marcosson and Daniel Frohman
She dresses la mode, she is an habitue of the smart restaurants, an inveterate first-nighter.
My Actor-Husband|Anonymous
He was not a "first-nighter," but dropped in to see a new piece whenever he wanted copy for his feuilleton.
Aspects and Impressions|Edmund Gosse

Lady Prattler (a confirmed first-nighter, to actor-manager).
English Society|George Du Maurier

British Dictionary definitions for firstnighter

first-nighter

noun

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

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