goer-betweenn.

Brit.

/ˈɡəʊəbᵻˌtwiːn/, U.S.

/ˈɡoʊ(ə)rbəˌtwin/

Inflections: Plural goers-between.

Forms: see goer n. and between prep., adv., and n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: goer n., between prep.

Etymology: < goer n. + between prep., after to go between at between prep., adv., and n. Additions. Compare go-between n.

Now rare.

= go-between n.

ΚΠ

1450 J. Fastolf in Paston Lett. & Papers (2005) III. 110 I have wryt to you lettres by Maister Hue Acton, and seth by othyrs goers betwene.

1571 J. Northbrooke Spiritus est Vicarius Christi: Poore Mans Garden f. 65 Thou needest no Porter, no Mediatour or goer betweene, or seruaunt: but saie, God haue mercie vpon mee.

1609 W. Shakespeare Troilus & Cressida iii. ii. 197 Let all pittifull goers betweene be cald..after my name.

1668 R. L'Estrange tr. F. G. de Quevedo y Villegas Visions (1708) 108 Some such Reverend Goer-between, that's a Well-willer to the Mathematicks.

1765 Parasite II. x. 93 When the State levies a Halfpenny, the Goers-between exact Two Pence.

1853 V. Krasinski Montenegro & Slavonians of Turkey 14 The thief..restores, by means of these goers-between, the stolen article to its owner.

1906 O. Onions Drakestone xxx. 263 The masters suffered with the men, and..only a few professional talkers, brokers, goers-between and suchlike parasites profited.

1986 Washington Post (Nexis) 9 July (Style section) b5 The general thing to say to a would-be-goer-between is ‘Thank you, but I'm afraid it will be a long while before I have a chance to call her, so perhaps you'd better not mention it to her.’

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	goer-between
释义	goer-betweenn. Brit. /ˈɡəʊəbᵻˌtwiːn/, U.S. /ˈɡoʊ(ə)rbəˌtwin/ Inflections: Plural goers-between. Forms: see goer n. and between prep., adv., and n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: goer n., between prep. Etymology: < goer n. + between prep., after to go between at between prep., adv., and n. Additions. Compare go-between n. Now rare. = go-between n. ΚΠ 1450 J. Fastolf in Paston Lett. & Papers (2005) III. 110 I have wryt to you lettres by Maister Hue Acton, and seth by othyrs goers betwene. 1571 J. Northbrooke Spiritus est Vicarius Christi: Poore Mans Garden f. 65 Thou needest no Porter, no Mediatour or goer betweene, or seruaunt: but saie, God haue mercie vpon mee. 1609 W. Shakespeare Troilus & Cressida iii. ii. 197 Let all pittifull goers betweene be cald..after my name. View more context for this quotation 1668 R. L'Estrange tr. F. G. de Quevedo y Villegas Visions (1708) 108 Some such Reverend Goer-between, that's a Well-willer to the Mathematicks. 1765 Parasite II. x. 93 When the State levies a Halfpenny, the Goers-between exact Two Pence. 1853 V. Krasinski Montenegro & Slavonians of Turkey 14 The thief..restores, by means of these goers-between, the stolen article to its owner. 1906 O. Onions Drakestone xxx. 263 The masters suffered with the men, and..only a few professional talkers, brokers, goers-between and suchlike parasites profited. 1986 Washington Post (Nexis) 9 July (Style section) b5 The general thing to say to a would-be-goer-between is ‘Thank you, but I'm afraid it will be a long while before I have a chance to call her, so perhaps you'd better not mention it to her.’ This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1450
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