early bird

noun

1. a person who rises at an early hour.
2. a person who arrives before others, as for the purpose of gaining some advantage:

   The early birds got the best seats for the play.

3. (initial capital letters) Aerospace. the first of the Intelsat series of communications satellites, orbited (1965) by Intelsat.

early bird

¹

noun

1. informal.
   a person who rises early or arrives in good time

Early Bird

²

noun

1. one of a number of communications satellites, the first of which was launched in 1965 into a stationary orbit and provided telephone channels between Europe and the US See also Intelsat

Word History and Origins

Origin of early bird¹

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

Dr Guillermo Navalón, the co-lead author of the study, said he was "awestruck" by the "one-of-a-kind" fossil which "lets us fully appreciate the anatomy of this early bird".

From BBC

The early bird gets the best accommodations.

From Los Angeles Times

He claimed he had spent a year planning it, and had already sold 100 tickets at an 'early bird' rate of $499.

From BBC

According to a report from The Daily Advocate & Early Bird News, Vance then claimed that school shootings are less common now than 15 to 20 years ago.

From Salon

Early bird tickets are already sold out.

From New York Times