theatergoer

or the·a·tre·go·er

[ thee-uh-ter-goh-er, theeuh- ]

noun

1. a person who goes to the theater, especially often or habitually.

Word History and Origins

Origin of theatergoer¹

First recorded in 1870–75; theater + goer

Example Sentences

Now it’s hoped many of those new theatergoers will come back to see the classic play “Our Town” by Thornton Wilder.

From Washington Blade

For all of these companies, an arduous season of coaxing theatergoers back lies ahead.

From Washington Post

As a magnet for tourism, too, the city will be host to theatergoers from other parts of the country and the world.

From Washington Post

A project by 600 Highwaymen’s Abigail Browde and Michael Silverstone that started over telephones, this encounter takes place at a table with a plexiglass partition on a bare stage, with you and another theatergoer you’ve never met.

From Washington Post

For show-starved theatergoers, nothing beats a live performance.

From Washington Blade

As one theatergoer puts it, "This is the year Vivian Blaine finally wins her Tony."

From The Daily Beast

I hated the stage before I came to London, but during the last few months no one has been a more assiduous theatergoer.

From Project Gutenberg

Ask some veteran theatergoer "What was Booth like as Hamlet?"

From Project Gutenberg

As a piece of acting, this was worth the attention of every theatergoer.

From Project Gutenberg

Although their humor is often biting, their theatrical style seems rather ordinary and traditional to a Western theatergoer.

From Project Gutenberg

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