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early riser

early riser noun: someone who rises (gets up) early in the morning.

Noun

early riser (plural early risers)

  1. Someone who rises (gets up) early in the morning.
    • I was surprised to see him asleep at 10:00, as he's normally such an early riser.
    • As we strolled along admiring the many-masted vessels, an old man, an early riser and doubtless a poor sleeper (as so many old people are) stopped us.1987, Gene Wolfe, chapter XXXI, in The Urth of the New Sun, 1st US edition, New York: Tor Books, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 186

Synonyms of early riser

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Forms of early riser

pluralearly risers

Questions about early riser

What does early riser mean?
Early riser means someone who rises (gets up) early in the morning.
What part of speech is early riser?
Early riser is a noun.
What is the plural of early riser?
The plural of early riser is early risers.

Words near early riser in the dictionary

  1. early retirement pensioner
  2. early retirement pensioners
  3. early retirements
  4. early return
  5. early returns
  6. early riser
  7. early risers
  8. early saxifrage
  9. early saxifrages
  10. early Showa
  11. early shower

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