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ongoer

noun

Etymology

From on + -goer.

  1. derived from upp
  2. inherited from *h₂en-✻ — “on, onto”
  3. inherited from *ana✻ — “on, at”
  4. inherited from *ana✻
  5. inherited from on
  6. inherited from on
  7. suffixed as ongoer — “on + goer”

Definitions

  1. One who continues moving along a path or carrying on a tradition.

    • The ongoers laid Jake to rest under the rain-softened sod before they went, and left behind them also one-fifth of the provisions, some quinine, a tent, and half a dozen of the fattest steers.
    • The roles of family and relations as preservers and ongoers of ethnocultural traditions and also stabilizers of the ethnic consciousness were studied.

  2. One who dies.

    • The Ongoer made me His Deputy here: Who payeth may pass, though he reckon it dear, — His quittance from clumsy, cumbering gear. You are Death? I am Death, Devourer and Foe Or Friend and Deliverer:
    • Hasten O ongoer! Fear not the storm that darkens.
    • Among the duties of a member of this fraternity is that of being a companion to an ongoer when necessary.

  3. A pig farmer who receives assistance in restructuring his or her business as part of The…

    A pig farmer who receives assistance in restructuring his or her business as part of The Pig Industry Restructuring Scheme, announced on 30 March 2000 as part of The Action Plan for Farming.

    • We heard about the PIRS (the Pig Industry Restructuring Scheme); about its importance 'to both outgoers and ongoers'; we even heard about 'classical swine fever'.
    • Includes Pig Welfare Slaughter Scheme and Foot and Mouth (non-capital) compensation and Pig Industry Restructuring Scheme (Ongoers) payments.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for ongoer. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA