first-night·er
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Definition of first-nighter
: a spectator at a first-night performance
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“First-nighter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first-nighter. Accessed 9 Mar. 2021.
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The first known use of first-nighter was in 1874
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