1
: one that comes or arrives
welcomed all comers
2
: one making rapid progress or showing promise
Examples of comer in a Sentence
We're giving free T-shirts away to the first comers.
She's regarded as a comer in political circles.
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Murphy's terse talk and thousand-yard stare are enough to intimidate all comers (not to mention the razor sewn into the peak of his newsboy cap).
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Danny Horn, EW.com, 7 Mar. 2024
The mystery company has now developed mini drones with facial recognition and advanced AI, making 100,000 of these perfect weapons of mass destruction available to all comers for the low, low price of $25 million.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 1 Apr. 2024
Proposals in Nevada, Colorado and Idaho would scrap party primary races in favor of a single primary open to all comers; the top four finishers (or, in Nevada, five) would advance to the general election.
—Michael Wines, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2024
She’s been a young comer the past two seasons, watched closely and hopefully by women’s tennis, which has seen China as a significant part of its future since Li Na won the French Open in 2011.
—Gerald Marzorati, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2024
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Danny Horn, EW.com, 7 Mar. 2024
The mystery company has now developed mini drones with facial recognition and advanced AI, making 100,000 of these perfect weapons of mass destruction available to all comers for the low, low price of $25 million.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 1 Apr. 2024
Proposals in Nevada, Colorado and Idaho would scrap party primary races in favor of a single primary open to all comers; the top four finishers (or, in Nevada, five) would advance to the general election.
—Michael Wines, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2024
She’s been a young comer the past two seasons, watched closely and hopefully by women’s tennis, which has seen China as a significant part of its future since Li Na won the French Open in 2011.
—Gerald Marzorati, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2024
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“Comer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/comer. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.
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