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

In terms of the absolute number of viewers that were added between a sixth and seventh broadcast, the 2016 Cavaliers-Warriors classic beat all comers with a net gain of 10.3 million viewers. —Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 22 June 2025

This effort to distribute AI’s compute and ownership to all comers through swarm training enables a future reality where AI isn’t something reserved for elite power brokers while inferential dregs are grudgingly dripped to the masses. —Tor Constantino, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025

Rangel held the seat for 46 years before retiring in 2017, smacking down any and all comers, including Powell’s namesake son. —Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 31 May 2025

Maybe, but there would be a very high bar to exceed the three comers. —Jim Cramer, CNBC, 21 May 2025

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