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goer

goer

23 3.7
A person who regularly goes to a place or event
  • noun
  • /ˈɡoʊər/
translation icon : 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
111 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
68 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
32 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
2 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
habitué
vsgoer
1 9.9

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

is general regular attendance, not only a socially known visitor
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

Antonyms

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

Compounds

1 2.8

A person who often goes to music concerts

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

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

How Regular

devotee
25 6.0
goer
23 3.7
attendee
68 3.0
visitor
908 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'.