playgoer

English

Etymology

From play +‎ goer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpleɪˌɡəʊə/

Noun

playgoer (plural playgoers)

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

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

   • 1923, Ernest Bramah, The Eyes of Max Carrados:

     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."

Anagrams

• glory pea, pylagore