Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

playgoer

/ˈpleɪˌɡəʊə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: play-go-er
IPA: /ˈpleɪˌɡəʊə/

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who goes to plays; someone known to be a member of the audience at theatric productions.

Example Sentences

"My mother and my sister were the playgoers of the household; they held season tickets to the local theatre."
"First nights are not what they were, even within the memory of playgoers who would be startled to hear anyone else refer to them as "elderly.""

Etymology

From play + goer.

Inflected Forms

playgoers (plural)

Synonyms

theatergoer theatregoer

Questions

How do you pronounce playgoer?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpleɪˌɡəʊə/.
What does playgoer mean?: One who goes to plays; someone known to be a member of the audience at theatric productions.
Where does playgoer come from?: From play + goer.

How to pronounce playgoer

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