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单词 showgoer
释义

showgoern.

Brit. /ˈʃəʊˌɡəʊə/, U.S. /ˈʃoʊˌɡoʊər/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: show n.1, goer n.
Etymology: < show n.1 + goer n.
A person who goes to a show or shows (in various senses), esp. habitually. Often in plural.
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1855 W. M. Gibson Prison of Weltevreden 463 Malays and Javanese are inveterate show goers... There are the topeng, or masked shows [etc.].
1879 Farmer's Mag. Sept. 193/2 Many exhibitors and showgoers freely admit that our agricultural exhibitions..encourage the..pampering of stock intended for breeding purposes.
1942 Life 23 Feb. 52/3 The plots of such shows as Banjo Eyes and Let's Face It are familiar to showgoers, since they are drawn from former Broadway comedies.
1996 World's Fair 11 Oct. 12/5 Yet another travelling employer of circus artistes..reviving the attractions of variety for new generations of show-goers.
2004 Chicago Tribune (Midwest ed.) 7 Mar. iii. 21/3 A brickbat..to Ferrari, Bentley and Aston Martin for keeping showgoers at arm's length [at the Auto Show]..and to showgoers for vandalizing cars.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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