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  • noun A person who is attending a fair.

Etymologies

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fair +‎ goer

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Examples

  • Seasoned fairgoer Dennis Scholl said the echo chamber of the Internet allowed complaints about the virtual fair to resonate louder than they might at a physical fair, where a massive online audience isn't privy to world-weary collectors rolling their eyes and griping in the aisles.

    An Art Fair's Tangled Web 2011

  • The 20th century Mexican poet Renato Leduc wrote that "there is not a fairgoer nor local family that does not pass by the San Marcos food stalls to taste a plate of chicken, enchiladas or otherantojito."

    Chicken with Fruit Sauce: Pollo de Aguascalientes 2008

  •   The spectacle of the carnival is a momentary illusion for the fairgoer, and for the hard-bitten men who must strike the tents and hit the road for another town soon, it is just a job.

    The Carnival Barker: Recalling a Dying Art 2010

  • The 20th century Mexican poet Renato Leduc wrote that "there is not a fairgoer nor local family that does not pass by the San Marcos food stalls to taste a plate of chicken, enchiladas or otherantojito."

    Chicken with Fruit Sauce: Pollo de Aguascalientes 2008

  • It was quite apparent that the fairgoer-voters want to increase what the government now spends on other categories as well raising job training funding to 5.5% and housing to 5.7% (whereas education, training, employment, and all social services now only total 6% of discretionary spending.)

    Grange Fairgoers "Vote" To ReAllocate Federal Spending 2007

  • "She's a normal person, just like every one of us," one fairgoer tells the camera.

    Breaking News: CBS News 2011

  • It would make a fairgoer proud to say, "I ate a little of everything and it all went in my stomach, not the trash."

    StarTribune.com rss feed 2011

  • "This is so cool," said 13-year-old Brian Torres of Denver, a first-time fairgoer who saw his first alpaca and planned to check out the carnival rides, just past a "freak show" highlighted by a bearded lady and a man lying on a bed of nails.

    msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines 2011

  • "This is so cool," said 13-year-old Brian Torres of Denver, a first-time fairgoer who saw his first alpaca and planned to check out the carnival rides, just past a "freak show" highlighted by a bearded lady and a man lying on a bed of nails.

    The Washington Post: National, World & D.C. Area News and Headlines - The Washington Post Associated Press 2011

  • Martin Guzman, 40, of Orange was also a first fairgoer.

    The Orange County Register - News Headlines : Top Stories 2010

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