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early-to-bedder

early-to-bedder

8.1
A person who goes to bed early most nights
  • noun
  • /ˈɜrli tə ˈbɛdər/
  • Informal
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  • My roommate is an early-to-bedder who is usually asleep by 9 p.m.

Examples

  • Are you an early-to-bedder or a night owl?

  • He is an early-to-bedder who enjoys waking up with the sunrise.

  • As an early-to-bedder, she wakes up refreshed every morning.

  • I admire people who are early-to-bedders, but I prefer to stay up late.

  • As an early-to-bedder, she wakes up refreshed and ready to tackle the day.

  • My friend is an early-to-bedder who loves to start her mornings with a jog.

  • Being an early-to-bedder, he prefers to finish his work before dinner.

Antonyms

night owl
10 3.4

A person who stays up late and does things at night

How Early

early-to-bedder
  • Informal
8.1
night owl
10 3.4

Surface Forms

early-to-bedder singular
early-to-bedder plural

Morphology

early-to-bedder = early + to + bed (transparent) = early + to + bed + er

Formed from the phrase 'early to bed' plus the agentive suffix '-er', so the meaning 'person who habitually goes to bed early' is directly derivable.

Etymology

Early-to-bedder comes from the simple phrase early to bed, like the common saying 'early to bed, early to rise' that says going to bed early helps you wake up early. So an early-to-bedder is someone who 'goes to bed early'.