operagoer
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7.9
A person who often goes to the opera
- noun
- /ˈoʊpəˌroʊɡər/
:
asistente a la ópera
- Last night, the operagoer marveled at the stunning set design and powerful singing.
Examples
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As an avid operagoer, she attends every new performance at the opera house.
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Pazzi turns back; he is walking against the press of exiting operagoers and is having difficulty.
Fiction book (2001) -
Pazzi is called away by an exiting operagoer, and he leaves reluctantly, looking back with apprehension at Fell and his wife.
Fiction book (2001) -
Operagoers in Europe regard Janacek as a staple in the repertoire.
Blog text (4) -
Being a frequent operagoer, he always engages in discussions about the latest productions with fellow fans.
Synonyms
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3.8
A person who often goes to the theater to see plays
attends a specific musical stage form rather than varied plays
Surface Forms
operagoer singular
operagoers plural
Morphology
Etymology
Operagoer comes from opera ('a musical show') and the ending -goer ('someone who goes'), as in moviegoer or churchgoer. So, an operagoer is a person who regularly goes to the opera.