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発音

• (米国発音) IPA: /ˈkʌmɚ/
• 韻: -ʌmə(ɹ)
• Homophone: cummer

名詞

comer (plural comers)

1. One in a race who is catching up to others and shows promise of winning.
2. (figuratively) An ambitious person; one who is catching up in some contest and has a likelihood of victory;
   • 1980, Paul Schrader, American Gigolo, spoken by Mrs. Laudner (Frances Bergen):

     This guy is is a real comer.

   • 2004 August 9, The New Yorker, page 40:

     The transition from comer to also-ran can be quick.

   • 2004 December 6, The New Yorker, page 105:

     Django, then, was not just a comer; he was a cause.

3. One who arrives.

   The champ will face all comers.

   • 1857, Anthony Trollope, Barchester Towers:

     It was soon apparent that no every day comer was at the door. One servant whispered […] it was the bishop […]

   • 1959 August, American Heritage, volume 10, number 5:

     Sullivan went on an unprecedented barnstorming tour across the country, taking on all comers and offering $1,000 to anyone who stayed four rounds, Queensberry rules.

関連する語

Further reading

• “comer n.”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang, Jonathon Green, 2016–present.

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