goner

English

Alternative forms

gonner

Etymology

From gone +‎ -er. First attestations around 1850.

Pronunciation

enPR: gänɜ, IPA^(key): /ˈɡɒnə(ɹ)/
Rhymes: -ɒnə(r)

Noun

goner (plural goners)

(informal) Someone (or something) doomed; a hopeless case.
I'm a goner if this plan doesn't work.

You'll be a goner if I hit you with this gun.

Translations

someone doomed, a hopeless case

German: ein hoffnungsloser Fall m, Todgeweihter m
Italian: spacciato (it) m
Russian: ко́нченый (ru) (kónčenyj) челове́к (ru) (čelovék), пропа́щий (ru) (propáščij) челове́к (ru) (čelovék)

Spanish: piltrafa f

Anagrams

Egnor, Goren, Groen, Negro, Norge, Rengo, Rogen, ergon, genro, grone, negro, ornge, reong

Middle English

Noun

goner

Alternative form of gonner

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