theatergoer
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of theatergoer
Example Sentences
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During the early days of the Broadway run, a theatergoer complained the play was incomprehensible and asked, “What’s it about?”
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 29, 2025
As an avid theatergoer, I rarely go to the same production twice.
From New York Times • Jul. 14, 2023
And Carly Baker, a 20-year-old New York City theatergoer, looks out for the actors’ interactions: the smiles, the laughs, the nudges.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2023
I grew up in New York and never had any ambitions to work in the theater, but I was a rabid theatergoer.
From Washington Post • Mar. 2, 2023
He was an adventurous reader and theatergoer, but less so an adventurous person.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
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