What is "early bird"

n. (context idiomatic English) A person who wakes early or arrives early, typically before most others.

1. n. a person who arrives early before others do

2. a person who gets up very early in the morning

Early Bird may refer to:

• Early Bird 1, a 1997 earth observation satellite launched for EarthWatch, Inc.
• Early bird dinner, a dinner served earlier than traditional dinner hours, particularly at a restaurant
• Early Birds of Aviation, an organization devoted to the history of early pilots
• Earlybird Venture Capital, a European venture capital investment firm
• Intelsat I, a 1965 communications satellite nicknamed "Early Bird"
• The Army Times's early-morning newspaper on Defense issues (formerly issued by the DOD)
• Lark (person) or "morning person", a person who usually gets up early in the morning and goes to bed early in the evening
• Birdie the Early Bird, a McDonald's mascot
• the Early Bird, a named frequency of the PATrain commuter rail service

"Early Bird" is a science fiction short story written in 1973 by Theodore R. Cogswell and Theodore L. Thomas. The story was first published in Astounding: The John W Campbell Memorial Anthology. It takes place within the same universe as Cogswell's 1952 novel The Spectre General and features the character Major Kurt Dixon of the Imperial Space Marines.