comer

noun

com·​er ˈkə-mər 

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.

Recent Examples on the Web

Those pointy shoulders have proven capable of taking on all comers. —Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2026

Although Waymo is opening up in four more cities, its robotaxis initially will only be made available to a limited number of people with its ride-hailing app in Dallas, Houston, San Antonio and Orlando before the service will be available to all comers in those markets. —ABC News, 24 Feb. 2026

This new Netflix documentary centers on Judit Polgár, the Hungarian schoolgirl and prodigious chess player who took on all comers. —Brian Truitt, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026

That observation is not meant to say Democrats shouldn’t accept all comers. —Doug Szenher, Washington Post, 6 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for comer

• bummer
• drummer
• dumber
• hummer
• plumber
• plummer
• somer
• summer
• trimer
• midsummer
• newcomer