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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That team pulled off this same trick, blowing the doors off all comers until slipping past USC.
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Pete Sampson, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
In April 2022, Dréan named his 27-year old comer as CEO.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 1 Nov. 2025
According to the bean counters at Un/Necessary Sports Research, the younger Albert now has 1,508 national booth appearances under his belt, putting him within arm’s reach of Dick Stockton, who leads all comers with 1,544 games called.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 30 Oct. 2025
All comers were human beings trying to do their jobs.
—Ann Patchett, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
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Pete Sampson, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
In April 2022, Dréan named his 27-year old comer as CEO.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 1 Nov. 2025
According to the bean counters at Un/Necessary Sports Research, the younger Albert now has 1,508 national booth appearances under his belt, putting him within arm’s reach of Dick Stockton, who leads all comers with 1,544 games called.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 30 Oct. 2025
All comers were human beings trying to do their jobs.
—Ann Patchett, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
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“Comer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/comer. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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