churchgoer

noun

church·​go·​er ˈchərch-ˌgō-ər 

: one who habitually attends church

churchgoing

ˈchərch-ˌgō-iŋ 

-ˌgȯ(-)iŋ

adjective or noun

Examples of churchgoer in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In December 1988, Jim Bakker was indicted for fraud and conspiring to defraud churchgoers of $158 million. — Ronnie Glassberg, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026

One churchgoer, Erica Rahr, alleged that JP Miller expected Mica Miller to have sex four times a day. — Kalia Richardson, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026

He was ultimately taken to the ground and placed under a citizen’s arrest by that person and another churchgoer who rushed to help, the records show. — Harry Harris, Mercury News, 26 Aug. 2026

The blast injured 22 other churchgoers, including a 12-year-old girl, Sarah Jean Collins, who was blinded in one eye. — Jason Wollschleger, The Conversation, 19 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1598, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for churchgoer

• blower
• goer
• grower
• jowar
• knower
• lower
• mower
• rower
• slower
• sower
• thrower
• whistleblower