goers

Noun

goer (plural goers)

1. One who, or that which, goes.
   • Such a man
     Might be a copy to these younger times;
     Which, follow’d well, would demonstrate them now
     But goers backward.c. 1604–1605 (date written), William Shakespeare, “All’s Well, that Ends Well”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...
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. (UK, slang) A person, often a woman, who enjoys sexual activity.
   • Norman: Is your wife a ... goer ... eh? Know what I mean? Know what I mean? Nudge nudge.1969, Monty Python, Nudge Nudge
4. (obsolete) A foot (body part).
   • […] a double Mantle cast
     A’ thwart his Shoulders, his faire goers g[r]ac’st
     With fitted shooes; and in his hand, a Dartc. 1615, George Chapman, transl., Homer’s Odysses, London: Nathaniell Butter, Book 13, p. 202
5. (dated) A horse, considered in reference to its gait.
   • a safe goer
6. (slang) A fire incident in progress.
   • […] multiple calls on Southwark's ground. From the radio traffic it sounded like they had a goer.2023, A. J. Taylor, Firefighting: Better than Working for a Living