see|Comer
English
Noun
en-noun
- one in a race who is catching up to others and shows promise of winning
- fig one who is catching up in some contest and has a likelihood of victory
#One who arrives
#:The champ will face all comers.
Quotations
2004: The transition from comer to also-ran can be quick — The New Yorker, August 9 & 16, 2004, p.40
2004: Django, then, was not just a comer; he was a cause. — The New Yorker, December 6, 2004, p.105
Related terms
come
Portuguese
Verb
comer
- transitive|lang=pt to eat (something);
#: "Comes carne?" - Do you eat meat?
- intransitive|lang=pt to eat, to consume food through the mouth;
#: "Já comi hoje, obrigado." - I've already eaten today, thanks.
- context|transitive|vulgar|lang=pt to have sex with (someone).
Conjugation
pt-conj-er|com
Category:Portuguese verbs
Spanish
Etymology
Latin comedere from com- + edere
Verb
comer
- to eat
- to corrode
Conjugation
es-conj-er|com
Related terms
comedor
comestible
comida
carcomer
Category:Spanish verbs
Category:Spanish verbs ending in -er
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