early bird

English

Etymology

From the expression the early bird catches the worm.

Noun

early bird (plural early birds)

1. (idiomatic) A person who wakes early or arrives early, typically before most others.

Synonyms

• (one who wakes early): early riser, morning person

Antonyms

• nighthawk, night owl, night person

Translations

one who wakes early

• Catalan: matiner (ca) m, matinera (ca) f, matinador (ca) m, matinadora (ca) f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 早起的人 (zǎoqǐ de rén), 早起者 (zǎoqǐ zhě)

• Danish: morgenmand (da) c
• Dutch: vroege vogel m and f
• Finnish: aamuvirkku (fi), aamuihminen (fi)
• French: lève-tôt (fr) m
• German: Frühaufsteher (de) m, früher Vogel (de) m
• Hong Kong Sign Language: 最早彈起既人

• Hungarian: koránkelő (hu)
• Italian: mattiniero (it) m
• Japanese: 早起きの人 (ja) (はやおきのひと, hayaoki-no hito), 朝型 (ja) (あさがた, asagata)
• Macedonian: ранобудник (mk) (ranobúdnik) m
• Polish: ranny ptaszek (pl) m
• Portuguese: madrugador (pt) m, madrugadora (pt) f
• Russian: ранняя пташка (ru) (ránnjaja ptáška) m and f, жаворонок (ru) (žávoronok) m (lark)
• Spanish: madrugador (es) m, madrugadora (es) f, alondra (es) f

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Antonyms

• night owl