- a variation of firstnighter.
first-nighter
Britishnoun
Vocabulary lists containing first-nighter
"How It Feels to Be Colored Me"
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Vocabulary from Readings 2, Unit 4
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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
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In his younger days in London, Hitch was an insatiable first-nighter, a sort of rolling encyclopedia of stage lore.
From Time Magazine Archive
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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
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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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