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[ gaw-ner, gon-er ] / ˈgɔ nər, ˈgɒn ər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR goner ON THESAURUS.COM
noun Informal.a person or thing that is dead, lost, or past recovery. Origin of gonerFirst recorded in 1840–50; gone + -er1 Words nearby gonergone away, gonecyst, gonecystolith, gone goose, goneness, goner, Goneril, Gone With the Wind, gonfalon, gonfalonier, gonfanon Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for gonerWith Terri Lynn Land looking like a goner, Republicans are throwing a wild Hail Mary—using 2004 tactics to gain a Senate seat. The (Sloppy) Swift-Boating of Michigan Democrat Gary Peters|Tim Mak|October 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST If, for instance, the president wins only 90 percent of the votes he drew four years ago he is almost certainly a goner. Romnesia? More Like ‘Obamanesia’!|Michael Medved|November 6, 2012|DAILY BEAST Throw in an underdog sports story and some beautiful cinematography and I am a goner. Amy Poehler Picks Her Favorite Sad Films|Amy Poehler|January 17, 2011|DAILY BEAST It seemed to me I was a goner, and it was some seconds before I realized I was alive and unhurt. The Spell of Belgium|Isabel Anderson
They've got me, sir—and it's just like I told you, they're all preachers—I'm a goner! The Sins of the Father|Thomas Dixon “I thought he was a goner, my sons,” whispered the big fellow. To Win or to Die|George Manville Fenn We've nussed 'im the best we knowed, but I guess he's a goner. Yes,” he replied, with a laugh; “and you may as well try to be comfortable too, for your $500 is a goner. The Humbugs of the World|P. T. Barnum
British Dictionary definitions for goner
nounslang a person or thing beyond help or recovery, esp a person who is dead or about to die Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to gonerforlorn, vain, futile, despondent, sad, tragic, useless, desperate, impossible, helpless, pointless, downcast, bad, cureless, cynical, dejected, demoralized, despairing, disconsolate, discouraging |