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- noun A person who is attending a
fair .
Etymologies
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Examples
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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.
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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."
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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.
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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."
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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.)
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"She's a normal person, just like every one of us," one fairgoer tells the camera.
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It would make a fairgoer proud to say, "I ate a little of everything and it all went in my stomach, not the trash."
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"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.
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"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
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Martin Guzman, 40, of Orange was also a first fairgoer.
The Orange County Register - News Headlines : Top Stories 2010
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