Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun One who attends a concert.

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  • noun A person who attends a concert, especially one who attends concerts often

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Examples

  • My vote is for 1882: Holmes's assumption that "Halle's" concert will feature Mme. Norman-Neruda is understandable, and, moreover, one that would only be made by someone who was an avid-concertgoer — a Saturday Popular concert without her during this period is the exception, not the rule.

    Archive 2009-01-01 Matthew Guerrieri 2009

  • Fleshing out the princess theme, Swift even drifted just above the crowd in a floating balcony -- her eyes seemingly meeting the eyes of each concertgoer.

    Parent Regrets: Why I Wish We Never Went to See Taylor Swift 2011

  • One young concertgoer brought a sign that read, "Jamey, I dumped my homecoming date for you."

    Hank Williams Jr. flashes his own brand of charisma David Malitz 2010

  • The judicious concertgoer could spend some time trying to think of other bands as good or better to greet the season of St. Patrick's Day, but it never takes long for that list to fizzle when the Pogues are in town.

    Indie-Rockers Converge for a Spring Thaw Andy Battaglia 2011

  • When the music started, he pumped his fist, enacted air-guitar moves, and stomped his feet like a zealous concertgoer.

    Born to Run Through the Entire Garden State Andy Beta 2011

  • Though jazz occupies a healthy audience-attendance slot (midway between the statistics for opera and for classical music), it gets less than a quid per concertgoer in public subsidy, while the other two exceed £40 per head.

    London jazz festival: the grand nationals John Fordham 2010

  • My vote is for 1882: Holmes's assumption that "Halle's" concert will feature Mme. Norman-Neruda is understandable, and, moreover, one that would only be made by someone who was an avid-concertgoer — a Saturday Popular concert without her during this period is the exception, not the rule.

    A three pipe problem Matthew Guerrieri 2009

  • One concertgoer remarked to the U.K.'s Daily Mail, "The crowd all saw it and I don't think anyone would have minded is sic she'd walked off the stage to get checked out by medics."

    Judy Kurtz: This Week's Shining and Falling Stars: Lady Gaga and Reese Witherspoon Judy Kurtz 2011

  • Whether you are recovering from SXSW or just desperately wishing for spring to arrive, this week's concert picks, Andrea Ball, Xiu Xiu, and Devendra Banhart, promise to wake even the most stubborn concertgoer from hibernation.

    Mrs. Tansy Maude Peregrine: Denver's Essential Concert Calendar 2010

  • Whether you are recovering from SXSW or just desperately wishing for spring to arrive, this week's concert picks, Andrea Ball, Xiu Xiu, and Devendra Banhart, promise to wake even the most stubborn concertgoer from hibernation.

    Denver's Essential Concert Calendar Mrs. Tansy Maude Peregrine 2010

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