goer

noun

go·​er ˈgō(ə)r 

-ōə

plural -s

: one that goes:

a

: something that moves (as a horse or vehicle) considered in reference to its gait or speed

the mare was a pretty good goer

—F. M. Ford

b

: a departing traveler or guest

—used chiefly in the phrase comers and goers

all these comers and goers lodge at the inn

c

: one that attends regularly or frequents

—used chiefly in combination

a strange and rich tonal world … alien to contemporary concertgoers

—R. D. Darrell

less than one fifth of the agricultural population are weekly filmgoers

—Irish Digest

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from gon to go + -er

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Rhymes for goer

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