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Goer


Definition:

  • (n.) One who, or that which, goes; a runner or walker
  • (n.) A foot.
  • (n.) A horse, considered in reference to his gait; as, a good goer; a safe goer.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The dog was discovered in a tent during a clean-up after thousands of festival-goers left the site.
  • (2) The ad, which has been viewed 25m times, shows “unsuspecting movie-goers” in Hong Kong watching a clip of a car travelling down the road as if they are in the driver’s seat.
  • (3) In a statement, Josh Levitt, the press secretary for the Iowa Democratic party told the Guardian: “Whether or not a caucus has a pre-recruited temporary chair, a permanent chair will be elected by all attending caucus-goers at the beginning of the caucus on 1 February.
  • (4) Almost one in four (24%) of bar-goers admitted they had considered abandoning a drinks purchase because of long bar queues, while 20% have gone elsewhere when facing a lengthy wait.
  • (5) Coney, Blast Theory and Fish And Game are just a few of those engaging with the possibilities of film and persuasive media, while the city has offered festival-goers a series of downloadable virtual adventures at locations around Edinburgh.
  • (6) Restaurant and café-goers will only be given glasses of tap water upon request, not automatically upon sitting down.
  • (7) "Yes, it really worries us because he is a great person," one church-goer, Shainet Mnkomo, said as she left an early-morning service.
  • (8) In contrast with the large percentage of white, elderly Republican convention-goers, the Democratic one was more representative of America, they said – a mixture of white, black, Latino, Asian, Christian, Jewish and Muslim Americans, as well as an even split between men and women.
  • (9) The statement said the funeral-goers were attacked by masked men firing large caliber rifles favored by drug cartels as they mourned the victim of shooting several days earlier.
  • (10) His party colleague Rino Formica dismissed the conference-goers as a court of "dwarves and dancing girls".
  • (11) Two years ago, when Chechen terrorists seized 800 theatre-goers in the Dubrovka theatre in Moscow, mobile phone calls had played a seminal role in helping the authorities to map out the layout of the crisis.
  • (12) Sometimes I miss being uncomfortable around other movie-goers.
  • (13) For those who don't have an intimate knowledge of Arsenal's recent history, Marc Overmars of Holland and Emmanuel Petit of France were transferred to Barcelona over the summer; one suspects that it may well be these two who were not race-goers.
  • (14) Police and the security service are focusing upon the Libyan connections of the Manchester suicide bomber as they attempt to locate others involved in the attack that killed 22 concert-goers and injured more than 60 others.
  • (15) It’s just something you’d rather not do.” The conference-goers seem to find comfort in telling and retelling the story of sushi – a strange, foreign dish that showcased raw fish and yet became not just acceptable but trendy in the west.
  • (16) Please note these are primarily arena, theatre and club tours for bigger events.”) And then you notice that, even within the parameters of this study, nearly half of comedy-goers “would be happy to watch a comedian they haven’t previously seen on TV”, only 22% find out about comedians they like through telly, and respondents prefer watching comedy in theatres to arenas by a margin of 40% to 30%.
  • (17) There are interior deserts, rain forests and 300-year-old ferns growing here, and the glass edifice – itself around since the 1840s –stands in Garfield Park , which has everything your 19th-21st century park goer could dream of: winding paths, sport fields, a pool and a pond.
  • (18) Cluster sampling at 3 popular Cape Peninsula beaches was used to select a sample of 231 white adult beach-goers.
  • (19) Her letter became public as the jury of which she is a part deliberated over this year's awards, which are distributed on Saturday evening (a day earlier than usual on account of French strikes on Monday, when many festival-goers would traditionally depart).
  • (20) Echoing a controversial statement he has made before , the New Jersey governor told caucus-goers in the early voting state many such activists “advocate for the murder of police officers”.

Gomer


Definition:

  • (n.) A Hebrew measure. See Homer.
  • (n.) A conical chamber at the breech of the bore in heavy ordnance, especially in mortars; -- named after the inventor.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Elderly patients are sometimes stereotyped as "crocks" and "gomers"--crotchety chronic complainers beyond help and hope.

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