Standard Lemma guide

playgoer

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

  • /ˈpleɪˌɡəʊə/

1

noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • My mother and my sister were the playgoers of the household; they held season tickets to the local theatre.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

someone who attends the theater

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: theatergoer, theatregoer

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: spectator, witness, viewer, watcher, looker

Narrower terms: first-nighter, groundling

History

Etymology

From play + goer.