0 a person who gets up or arrives early
This is one of my favourite places to get an early-bird breakfast.
They rose at 4 a.m. to catch an early-bird flight to San Francisco.
Early-bird tickets available now are $165 for a three-day pass, which will rise to $195.
Registration to the convention is currently available at an early-bird rate of £135 (until September 1).
Fliers advertised a high-end washer-dryer for $600 to early-bird shoppers on Black Friday.
Pick a site away from the trail, so early-bird hikers don't interrupt your morning sleep.
Emerging-growth companies can offer spectacular returns to early-bird investors who catch them before the crowds arrive.
You may have heard complaints that the game is too easy, and I have to say those early-bird critics have a point.
2 a person who gets up or arrives early
4 used to describe a person who does something early in the day, especially in order to get an advantage such as a cheaper price:
There's an early-bird (5-7pm) and late-night (10.30pm-1am) set dinner for under $20.
Registration is now open and the early-bird special ends on August 14, so you'd better get moving.
Our early-bird pricing is available until this Friday April 23rd, so register today.
Early-bird swimmers can be seen at the pond at dawn changing into their trunks.
You could ask an early-bird friend to call you every morning.
Thousands of early-bird bargain hunters descended on shops before dawn as the sales season began.