Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗noun
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryOne who, or that which, goes. · Anything, especially a machine such as a motor car, that performs well, or operates successfully. · A person, often a woman, who enjoys sexual activity. · A foot (body part).
From Middle English goere, equivalent to go + -er. Compare German Geher (“goer, walker”).
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