goer

[ goh-er ]
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noun
  1. a person or thing that goes: We sat in the lobby watching the comers and goers.

  2. a person who attends frequently or habitually (usually used in combination): churchgoer; moviegoer.

Origin of goer

1
Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at go1, -er1

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How to use goer in a sentence

  • "Of course you have had a 'perfectly lovely' time," said Uncle William as the party-goers entered.

    The Story of the Big Front Door | Mary Finley Leonard
  • And none were excluded by the "steady goers" because they had committed matrimony.

  • It was Sunday morning, too early for church goers, and too late for cow boys.

    The Diamond Coterie | Lawrence L. Lynch
  • Always the vay vith these here old 'uns howsoever, as is such steady goers to look at.

    The Pickwick Papers | Charles Dickens
  • That she seemed to avoid being reckoned among church-goers might be a point in her favour!

    There and Back | George MacDonald

British Dictionary definitions for goer

goer

/ (ˈɡəʊə) /


noun
    • a person who attends something regularly

    • (in combination): filmgoer

  1. an energetic person

  1. informal an acceptable or feasible idea, proposal, etc

  2. Australian and NZ informal a person trying to succeed

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