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comer

US/ˈkʌmɚ/

comer noun: one in a race who is catching up to others and shows promise of winning.

Noun

comer (plural comers)

  1. One in a race who is catching up to others and shows promise of winning.
  2. (figuratively) An ambitious person; one who is catching up in some contest and has a likelihood of victory;
    • This guy is is a real comer.1980, Paul Schrader, American Gigolo, spoken by Mrs. Laudner (Frances Bergen)
    • The transition from comer to also-ran can be quick.2004 August 9, The New Yorker, page 40
  3. One who arrives.
    • The champ will face all comers.
    • It was soon apparent that no every day comer was at the door. One servant whispered […] it was the bishop […]1857, Anthony Trollope, Barchester Towers

Proper noun capitalized: Comer

US/ˈkoʊmɚ/

Comer

  1. A surname.
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.

comer meaning in Tamil

comer in Tamil

உண்ண, சாப்பிட

Examples of comer in a sentence

  • Django, then, was not just a comer; he was a cause.2004 December 6, The New Yorker, page 105:
  • Sullivan went on an unprecedented barnstorming tour across the country, taking on all comers and offering $1,000 to anyone who stayed four rounds, Queensberry rules.1959 August, American Heritage, volume 10, number 5:

All 15 example sentences with comer

Forms of comer

pluralcomers

Plural of comer: comers

Origin of comer

From Middle English comere, equivalent to come + -er.

Words formed from comer

Phrases with comer

Words that rhyme with comer

Questions about comer

What does comer mean?
Comer means one in a race who is catching up to others and shows promise of winning.
What is comer in Tamil?
Comer in Tamil is உண்ண, சாப்பிட. See Comer meaning in Tamil.
How do you use comer in a sentence?
Django, then, was not just a comer; he was a cause.
What part of speech is comer?
Comer can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce comer?
Comer is pronounced /ˈkʌmɚ/ (US).
What is the plural of comer?
The plural of comer is comers.

Words near comer in the dictionary

  1. comeouts
  2. comeover
  3. comeovers
  4. comephorid
  5. comephorids
  6. comer
  7. Comerford
  8. Comerfords
  9. comerlongerme
  10. comeronym
  11. comeronymic

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Adapted from Wiktionary: comer (page history and authors); Comer (page history and authors); comer (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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