an early bird
/ən ˌɜːli ˈbɜːd/NEUTRAL · B2
Meaning
someone who gets up or does things before others
Examples
- 1Being an early bird, Dad has usually finished breakfast before anyone else wakes up.
- 2Zoe was an early bird at the sale and found the best bargains.
- 3You're an early bird; the doors don't open for another hour and nobody else has arrived.
- 4Even on holiday, I am an early bird, awake at five and asleep long before midnight.
- 5As an early bird, Kai had his pick of seats while the rest of us were still travelling.
Grammar
Countable: an early bird, plural early birds. Use an before the singular form; early does not change.
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