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son of the morning

idiom
Meaning

A traveler.


Origin

disputed origin

From Hebrew בֶּן־שָׁחַר (Ben-Shahar, “son of dawn”), an allusion to the practice in the Middle East of travelers rising before dawn so they would not have to travel in the heat of day.

Examples
SIMPLE

The son of the morning arrived at the village gate.

CONTEXTUAL

The old innkeeper welcomed the weary son of the morning after his long journey through the mountains.

COMPLEX

A solitary son of the morning, he wandered across the vast continent with nothing but a worn map and a restless spirit.

Anchors to
Related idioms4entries
  1. 01

    forget to take one's medication this morning

    To be annoyed or irritable, or to behave in an ill-mannered way, particularly in the morning.

  2. 02

    morning person

    A person who wakes up, without difficulty, early each morning and is alert and active during the first part of the day.

  3. 03

    son of Adam

    Any man or boy; any male human.

  4. 04

    top of the morning

    A generic, cheerful greeting said to someone in the morning.

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