early bird

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early bird

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From the expression the early bird gets the worm.

noun early birds

  1. idiomatic A person who wakes early or arrives early, typically before most others. If you’re a bird, be an early bird— But if you’re a worm, sleep late.

    Similar: early riser, morning person, lark · Opposite: nighthawk, night owl, night person, late riser

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noun one who wakes early

Españolmadrugón, madrugador, mañanero, alondra, tempranero
한국어일찍 일어나는 사람 iljjik ireonaneun saram, 아침형 achimhyeong
日本語早起きの人 hayaoki no hito, 朝型 asagata
中文早起者 zǎoqǐ zhě, 早到者 zǎo dào zhě, 早鳥 /早鸟 zǎoniǎo
Portuguêsmadrugador, matutino
Françaislève-tôt
DeutschFrühaufsteher, Frühaufsteherin, früher Vogel, Morgenmensch
Italianomattiniero
Ελληνικάπρωινός τύπος proïnós týpos, πρωινός proïnós
Русскийра́нняя пта́шка ránnjaja ptáška, жа́воронок žávoronok

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@misc{early_bird_2026,
  title = {early bird},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/early%20bird},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}