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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Citizens was not designed to rescue all comers from a turbulent and costly insurance market — only the most uninsurable.
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Orlando Sentinel and South Florida Sun Sentinel Editorial Boards, Orlando Sentinel, 28 June 2024
It was not designed to rescue all comers from a turbulent and costly insurance market — only the most uninsurable.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 26 June 2024
At a news conference addressing the death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, Biden took on all comers: the bully president in Moscow, the shameless Congress in Washington and the troublemaking candidate who wants to push him out of the White House.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2024
By showering subsidies on all comers, the government encouraged too many firms to enter the field.
—Dan Wang, Foreign Affairs, 28 Feb. 2023
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Orlando Sentinel and South Florida Sun Sentinel Editorial Boards, Orlando Sentinel, 28 June 2024
It was not designed to rescue all comers from a turbulent and costly insurance market — only the most uninsurable.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 26 June 2024
At a news conference addressing the death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, Biden took on all comers: the bully president in Moscow, the shameless Congress in Washington and the troublemaking candidate who wants to push him out of the White House.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2024
By showering subsidies on all comers, the government encouraged too many firms to enter the field.
—Dan Wang, Foreign Affairs, 28 Feb. 2023
See all Example Sentences for comer
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“Comer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/comer. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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