GONER
What does "GONER" mean?
A person or thing that is doomed, beyond rescue, or as good as dead.
Meanings
- Someone or something past saving - certain to die, fail, or be lost. Once the engine caught fire, the old truck was a goner. informal
Word origin
An American colloquialism from the mid-1800s, built straightforwardly from the verb 'gone' plus the agent suffix '-er' - literally 'one who is gone'.
Remember it
GONER = 'gone' + 'er': add two letters to 'gone' and you've named the one already lost.
A little poem
The doctor sighed and shook his head;
a goner walks but counts as dead.
couplet
What it teaches
We write people off the moment we stop imagining their rescue.
Quick facts
What does GONER mean?
A person or thing that is doomed, beyond rescue, or as good as dead.
Is GONER a valid word?
Yes — GONER is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is GONER?
GONER has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does GONER come from?
An American colloquialism from the mid-1800s, built straightforwardly from the verb 'gone' plus the agent suffix '-er' - literally 'one who is gone'.
What can GONER teach us?
We write people off the moment we stop imagining their rescue.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.