conventioneer en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English convention Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old French -ier Middle French -ierder. English -eer English conventioneer From convention + -eer.
Meanings
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A person attending a convention.
[…] the zitfaced prom king, the booze-whacked conventioneer or the randy trucker plying some local bimbo with sloe gin fizzes.
1990, Michael Garvey, Finding Fault, page 88:[…] the throngs included tribes of American Indians celebrating […] like victorious conventioneers in their burnished regalia at a hotel party Monday night.
2009 January 21, Francis X. Clines, “In Washington on Inauguration Day”, in The New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| conventioneers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |