🚶 A frequent attendee ⚡ An energetic person ✅ A success

goer

1 7.4

An idea or plan that is likely to succeed

noun
/ˈɡoʊər/

: una opción viable

That restaurant has a reputation for being a goer; people always line up to get in.

Examples

Her idea for the project is a goer, as everyone seems excited about it.
The new app was a real goer and quickly became popular among users.
After several failed attempts, they finally came up with a goer that impressed the investors.
That proposal is definitely a goer—everyone in the team supports it.
This new marketing strategy is a real goer.
Many believe that this proposal is a strong goer.
The new app is a goer, destined to be a hit among young users.

Synonyms

white hope

vsgoer

Archaic

3 7.7

A person or thing likely to bring success in a field

refers to an idea or plan rather than a person

Antonyms

failure

557 1.3

Not reaching what was planned or expected

rejection

180 3.0

Not being accepted by people or a group

Compounds

concert-goer

1 2.8

A person who often goes to music concerts

gallery-goer

6.4

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

gallery-goer

5.7

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

How Likely

shoo-in

19 8.2

sure thing

77 2.4

goer

1 7.4

possibility

∞ 2.0

long shot

Informal

58 4.6

non-starter

Informal

6.7

Surface Forms

goer singular

goers plural

Morphology

goer = go (semi-transparent) = go + er

Derived from 'go' in the sense 'to work/succeed' plus '-er'; the informal sense 'a thing likely to succeed' is an extension that learners may not reliably predict.

Etymology

The word goer can also mean a thing or plan that 'goes' well because it comes from go ('to move or work') with -er ('one that'). So a goer in this sense is something that 'works' or is likely to succeed.