Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One who attends operas.
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- noun Someone who attends an
opera performance
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- noun a patron of the opera
Etymologies
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Examples
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At least one longtime operagoer thinks "Prima Donna" is a wise choice.
New Opera's Journey Is Itself Operatic Kimberly Chou 2012
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I will now stop for a moment and consider the carbon footprint of the average operagoer.
DesignerBlog Will 2008
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But for the casual or occasional operagoer they deliver a basic package which may provide an evening of uncomplicated pleasure.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph, Sunday Telegraph Rupert Christiansen 2012
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It turned him into an "almost insane operagoer," he said in 1990.
NYT > Home Page 2010
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The diverse clientele-a tattooed musician on his way to a show or an operagoer dressed to the nines-only adds to Olivia's considerable charm.
Austinist 2009
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