ball-goerとは 意味・読み方・使い方

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ballgoer

名詞

ball-goer (複数形 ball-goers)

1. One who attends a ball.
   • 2010, Deborah Davis, Party of the Century: The Fabulous Story of Truman Capote and His Black and White Ball, ISBN 0470893575, page 144:

     One veteran ball-goer imperiously asked, “What's to remember?” implying that it was just another night at the Plaza.

語源

ball +‎ -goer

名詞

ballgoer ‎(複数形 ballgoers)

1. A person attending a ball
   • 2009, January 15, “Eric Wilson”^[1], The Capital Plays ‘Hide the Label’:

     In the lobby of the Mandarin Oriental hotel, Ralph Lauren is chasing after ballgoers with a boutique selling cuff links and offering the services of a “Ralph Lauren bow tie butler.”