all-comers

adjective

all-com·​ers ¦ȯl-¦kə-mərz 

: not restricted to a particular group or category of participants : open

At an all-comers track meet he entered the 1,500 meters in his school shorts and no shoes.

—Daniel Silva, The Unlikely Spy, 1995

One week into the exhibition season and the 49ers are practically holding all-comers tryouts for quarterback.

—Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle, 15 Aug. 2011

Word History

Etymology

from the phrase open to all comers

First Known Use

1864, in the meaning defined above

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