fast comer
- noun
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- Despite being new to the company, she's already known as a fast comer for her quick promotions.
Examples
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He was considered a fast comer in finance, rising to a managerial role within a year.
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As a fast comer in politics, she quickly won the support of influential figures.
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John is a fast comer in the tech industry.
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Many fast comers achieve their goals before turning thirty.
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As a fast comer in politics, she quickly won the support of influential figures.
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Despite being new to the company, she's already known as a fast comer for her quick promotions.
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He was considered a fast comer in finance, rising to a managerial role within a year.
Synonyms
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A person who is becoming successful and well known
A person or thing that becomes very famous very quickly
A person new to a field who is quickly gaining attention
Something very fast or impressive
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a person who attains success quickly' is directly and predictably built from the adjective 'fast' (quick) modifying 'comer' (a person who comes/achieves). This adjective+noun composition follows a standard, compositional pattern and the metaphor of 'coming' to success is straightforward, so a B1 learner who knows both words would likely infer the intended meaning.
Etymology
The noun fast comer comes from the image of someone who comes in fast, like a new runner who suddenly reaches the front of a race. So it means 'a person who gains success or attention very quickly compared to others'.