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playgoer

American  
[pley-goh-er] / ˈpleɪˌgoʊ ər /

noun

  1. a person who attends the theater often or habitually.


playgoer British  
/ ˈpleɪˌɡəʊə /

noun

  1. a person who goes to theatre performances, esp frequently

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of playgoer

First recorded in 1815–25; play + goer

Example Sentences

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It isn’t often that a serial playgoer, worn down by other, wordier dramatists, watches the lights come up and hopes they go back down.

From Washington Post • Mar. 30, 2022

The average Broadway playgoer attends nine shows per year; the average off-off-Broadway attendee attends 23, according to an unpublished 2015 study provided by the New York Innovative Theatre Foundation.

From Slate • Oct. 6, 2019

That alien playgoer would leave with his thoughts about men, sure, but also with ideas about painting and assurance that Earth can produce some mighty fine theater.

From New York Times • May 12, 2016

But, whether you're a Goldman Sachs executive engaging in conspicuous consumption or a playgoer on a budget, people are spending money on Broadway.

From The Guardian • Jan. 17, 2011

"You're merely a playgoer, then? Tell me, how did you like the play, a country lad like yourself?"

From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood