A person who rises, arrives, or acts before the usual or expected time.
‘he was always an early bird’
‘many cruise lines offer early-bird discounts for people who plan ahead’
‘‘Ahhh… the early bird finally arrives,’ her mother said, sarcasm dripping in her voice.’
‘She's always an early bird, always, that wife of mine.’
‘On the deluge of music albums, the early bird on the Indipop horizon says: ‘The more the number, the bigger is the competition.’’
‘Membership is restricted to one person from each profession or trade, but you need to be an early bird - meetings start at 7.30 am.’
‘The Hospital, an early bird in putting in place comprehensive diabetology services for patients, has also planned several programmes for patients as well as the public.’
‘I just want to say now if you are an early bird you'll be delighted to know that from this Monday, he will be starting his breakfast show at 6am.’
‘Then I realized that I'd have to get up early to milk the goats and I am just not capable of becoming an early bird.’
‘Another early bird, a girl surnamed Chiu, bought 10 books of lyrics by local pop singer Chris Wong for her friends.’
‘Everyone wanted to be an early bird and cash in on the sale.’
‘It is the early bird who gets the bargains, apparently.’
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