| 单词 | hard goer | 
| 释义 | > as lemmashard goer   hard goer  n. 		 (a) a horse or rider possessing considerable stamina, or capable of traversing rough terrain (cf. goer n. 1c) (now chiefly Australian);		 (b) colloquial a hard-living person; a person whose lifestyle is characterized by overindulgence or vigorous pleasure-seeking (now rare; chiefly Irish English in later use). ΚΠ 1778    Morning Chron. 8 July  				[She] was a few days ago at the manage, mounted on a very hard goer. 1804    R. Cumberland Sailor's Daughter  i. 14  				Your master has been a hard goer, and is now pulling up at the end of his journey. 1818    ‘T. Brown’ Brighton II. i. 40  				At Oxford, he was a hard goer, and shewed early that he was a fellow of spirit and resource. 1860    Bell's Life in London 29 Jan. 5/5  				After a run all go home jolly well pleased, whether he be the hard goer or road rider. 1903    H. S. Krans Irish Life in Irish Fiction iv. 240  				A group of rustic hard-goers sleeping off the effects of over-stimulation in a corner. 1943    Irish Times 11 Jan. 3/7  				I don't mean the four bottles of stout and a half one for the road people. I mean the hard goers. The ones who would drink whiskey out of a horse-trough. 2004    Advertiser 		(Brisbane)	 		(Nexis)	 20 May 49  				She [sc. a filly] is a hard goer, hasn't relaxed over these shorter distances and is likely to appreciate the longer Oaks journey. < as lemmas | 
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