ongoer
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
One who continues moving along a path or carrying on a tradition.
noun
One who dies.
noun
A pig farmer who receives assistance in restructuring his or her business as part of The Pig Industry Restructuring Scheme, announced on 30 March 2000 as part of The Action Plan for Farming.
British usage
Example Sentences
- "The ongoers laid Jake to rest under the rain-softened sod before they went, and left behind them also one-fifth of the provisions, some quinine, a tent, and half a dozen of the fattest steers."
- "For these or for similar reasons, Jack London seems destined to be more than simply an author; he will continue to grow into a legend; then he will be transformed into a symbol — the protagonist of the Pioneers; the original Native Son; a portent of a newer generation; the "Man on the road"; the Pal on the Trail; the eternal traveler, the ongoer, the forward marcher."
- "The roles of family and relations as preservers and ongoers of ethnocultural traditions and also stabilizers of the ethnic consciousness were studied."
- "The Ongoer made me His Deputy here: Who payeth may pass, though he reckon it dear, — His quittance from clumsy, cumbering gear. You are Death? I am Death, Devourer and Foe Or Friend and Deliverer:"
- "Hasten O ongoer! Fear not the storm that darkens."
- "Among the duties of a member of this fraternity is that of being a companion to an ongoer when necessary."
Etymology
From on + -goer.
Word Breakdown
- Suffix: on
Usage
- British usage