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goer

goer

32 3.7
A person who regularly goes to a place or event
  • noun
  • /ˈɡoʊər/
: asistente
  • Alongside this, Brian is a massive gym goer and due to having a very fixed night schedule, seems to go to the gym a lot at the same time during the day.
  • museum-goers
  • conference-goers
  • gallery-goers

Since the pandemic, one in five movie goers has disappeared.

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Examples

  • When he left the restaurant, the sidewalk was dense with after-theater-goers and the streets with honking taxis.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • It was a good time, but not for the grass in Grant Park after hundreds of thousands of festival-goers romped through the area for Lollapalooza.

  • And look at this, boy, that little church goer, you feel me?

  • Like any high school goer, I didn't wear them.

  • Since the pandemic, one in five movie goers has disappeared.

  • Last year's party-goers pledged over $2 million to the Museum; this year's event promises to raise even more.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • Volunteers manned recycling stations to help festival-goers dispose of their refuse.

    Academic text (1998)
  • Festival-goers had their phones out ready to capture Bennington and his mystery date on a late-night jaunt through the town.

  • Apparently he was a fanatic parade-goer, for aluminum doubloons from a dozen krewes were scattered everywhere.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • Since the pandemic, one in five movie goers has disappeared.

Synonyms

regular
vsgoer
122 2.8

A person who often goes to the same place

means someone who regularly attends events or activities, not necessarily a member
attendee
vsgoer
67 3.0

A person who goes to and takes part in an event

refers to regular or repeated attendance, not just single participation
fixture
vsgoer
28 5.5

A person who is often at the same place, like a shop or bar

means regular attendance at events rather than just being a known presence
attender
vsgoer
2 3.1

A person who is at a meeting or lecture and listens

is used for someone who attends regularly rather than only being attentive
repeater
vsgoer
1 4.6

A person who does the same thing again and again

specifies habitual attendance at a place or event rather than any repeated act
frequenter
vsgoer
1 5.0

A person who regularly goes to the same place, often as a customer

is broader, meaning someone who regularly attends events or activities
habitué
vsgoer
9.9

A person who often visits the same place, like a café

is general regular attendance, not only a socially known visitor

Antonyms

A person who does not go to a meeting or event when expected

Compounds

2 2.8

A person who often goes to music concerts

1 5.7

A person who often visits art galleries to see paintings or sculptures

A person who regularly watches plays or shows from a theater's upper balcony

How Regular

devotee
28 6.0
goer
32 3.7
attendee
67 3.0
visitor
760 1.0

Surface Forms

goer singular
goers plural

Morphology

goer = go (transparent) = go + er

Agentive '-er' attaches to the verb 'go' to form a person who attends or goes to something; the meaning is directly derived and clear to learners.

Etymology

The word goer comes from the simple verb go meaning 'to go' and the ending -er meaning 'person who'. So a goer is literally someone who 'goes' to a place often, for example a 'moviegoer' or a 'gym goer'.