comers and goers

noun

Those who come and go; transient people

Meanings

nouncomers and goers pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlyThose who come and go; transient people

    A mingled stream of comers and goers jostled each other along her gangplank, restless, excited people who spoke all tongues and wore all garbs.

    1918, Harris Dickson, Old Reliable in Africa, chapter 1
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