playgoern.

Brit.

/ˈpleɪˌɡəʊə/, U.S.

/ˈpleɪˌɡoʊər/

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

Etymology: < play n. + goer n., after play-going adj. Compare earlier churchgoer n. and play-seer n. at play n. Compounds 2.

A person who goes to the theatre to see plays, esp. one who does so frequently.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > the theatre or the stage > theatre-going > theatregoer > [noun] > playgoer

play-seer1637

playgoer1777

1777 'Squire Randal's Excursion round London x. 92 Mr. Smart..is a frequent play-goer.

1823 C. Lamb My Relations in Elia 168 An old established play-goer.

1857 A. Mathews Tea-table Talk II. 313 Night after night I revelled in delights known only to the play-goer of those times.

1916 To-day 22 July 368/1 You do not need to be a very experienced playgoer to know when an actress is holding a house.

1994 H. Bloom Western Canon ii. vi. 163 The playgoer and reader cannot resist identifying with such a representation.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	playgoer
释义	playgoern. Brit. /ˈpleɪˌɡəʊə/, U.S. /ˈpleɪˌɡoʊər/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: play n., goer n. Etymology: < play n. + goer n., after play-going adj. Compare earlier churchgoer n. and play-seer n. at play n. Compounds 2. A person who goes to the theatre to see plays, esp. one who does so frequently. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > the theatre or the stage > theatre-going > theatregoer > [noun] > playgoer play-seer1637 playgoer1777 1777 'Squire Randal's Excursion round London x. 92 Mr. Smart..is a frequent play-goer. 1823 C. Lamb My Relations in Elia 168 An old established play-goer. 1857 A. Mathews Tea-table Talk II. 313 Night after night I revelled in delights known only to the play-goer of those times. 1916 To-day 22 July 368/1 You do not need to be a very experienced playgoer to know when an actress is holding a house. 1994 H. Bloom Western Canon ii. vi. 163 The playgoer and reader cannot resist identifying with such a representation. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1777
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