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firstcomer

[ furst-kuhm-er ]
/ ˈfɜrstˌkʌm ər /
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noun
a person who arrives first or among the first.
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Origin of firstcomer

An Americanism dating back to 1860–65; first + comer

Words nearby firstcomer

first-cause argument, first class, first classman, first-come, first come, first served, firstcomer, First Commandment, first consonant shift, first cousin, first cranial nerve, first cuneiform bone
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How to use firstcomer in a sentence

  • The firstcomer was ruddy and auburn-haired and evidently a leader.

    The Five Jars|Montague Rhodes James
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