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kirkgoer

kirkgoer noun: someone who goes to kirk; a churchgoer.

Noun

kirkgoer (plural kirkgoers)

  1. (Scotland) Someone who goes to kirk; a churchgoer.
    • I am no great kirkgoer, for many reasons — and the sermon's one of them, and the first prayer another, but the chief and effectual reason is the stuffiness.1888, Robert Louis Stevenson, letter
    • But this lady has the stern face of a kirk-goer.1976, Angela Carter, “My Father's House”, in Shaking a Leg, Vintage, published 2013, page 20

Forms of kirkgoer

pluralkirkgoers
alternative formkirk-goer

Origin of kirkgoer

From kirk + goer.

Questions about kirkgoer

What does kirkgoer mean?
Kirkgoer means someone who goes to kirk; a churchgoer.
What part of speech is kirkgoer?
Kirkgoer is a noun.
What is the plural of kirkgoer?
The plural of kirkgoer is kirkgoers.

Words near kirkgoer in the dictionary

  1. Kirker
  2. Kirkers
  3. Kirkfield
  4. kirkgarth
  5. kirkgarths
  6. kirkgoer
  7. kirkgoers
  8. Kirkgunzeon
  9. Kirkham
  10. Kirkhams
  11. Kirkhaugh

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