1
: one that comes or arrives
welcomed all comers
2
: one making rapid progress or showing promise
Examples of comer in a Sentence
We're giving free T-shirts away to the first comers.
She's regarded as a comer in political circles.
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Today, Resy takes over 100 million reservations a year; all-comers are welcome, but only Amex cardholders get special treatment.
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Shawn Tully, Fortune, 18 Sep. 2025
He is also credited with boosting the careers of Francis Ford Coppola, Jack Nicholson, Martin Scorsese, Ron Howard and others — basically getting up-and-comers who would work cheap.
—Rich Heldenfels, Boston Herald, 14 Sep. 2025
Fans can expect year-long shows from Opry members to genre up and comers.
—Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 29 Aug. 2025
The album is vast, a world unto itself, and taking all-comers; something that could hardly be said of its root genre, which could be insular in the extreme.
—Chris R. Morgan, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2025
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Shawn Tully, Fortune, 18 Sep. 2025
He is also credited with boosting the careers of Francis Ford Coppola, Jack Nicholson, Martin Scorsese, Ron Howard and others — basically getting up-and-comers who would work cheap.
—Rich Heldenfels, Boston Herald, 14 Sep. 2025
Fans can expect year-long shows from Opry members to genre up and comers.
—Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 29 Aug. 2025
The album is vast, a world unto itself, and taking all-comers; something that could hardly be said of its root genre, which could be insular in the extreme.
—Chris R. Morgan, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2025
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“Comer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/comer. Accessed 23 Sep. 2025.
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