Definition of "goer" in English

noun

1. One who, or that which, goes.

   • 1845, Thomas Babington Macaulay, Letter to Hannah Macaulay dated 19 December, 1845 in G. Otto Trevelyan (ed.), The Life and Letters of Lord Macaulay, New York: Harper, 1875, Volume 2, p. 149, Lord John has been all day in his inner library. His antechamber has been filled with comers and goers, some talking in knots, some writing notes at tables.

2. (informal) Anything, especially a machine such as a motor car, that performs well, or operates successfully.

   • I bought her secondhand, but she's a good little goer.

3. (British, slang) A person, often a woman, who enjoys sexual activity.

4. (obsolete) A foot (body part).

5. (dated) A horse, considered in reference to its gait.

   • a safe goer

6. (firefighting, slang) A fire incident in progress.