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showgoer en · NOUN

Etymology

From show + goer.

Meanings

1. One who attends a show.
   • For the average Vegas spender or showgoer, a bore. His musical sound with a combo of three is uncouth, matching to a great extent the lyric content of his nonsensical songs. 2012, Thomas Hauser, Elvis and Ali, →ISBN:
   • The showgoer also saw and heard a talking microwave oven that sounded as if it had a speech impediment. 1982 February 8, John C. Dvorak, “An analysis of the Vegas Consumer Electronics Show”, in InfoWorld, volume 4, number 5, page 7:
   • The first-time showgoer stands ringside during group judging and sees, in the hound group, for instance, a bloodhound, an afghan, a dachshund, a beagle, a borzoi, and a Norwegian elkhound along with all of the other hound breeds. 1982, Roger A. Caras, A celebration of dogs, page 186:

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