Meanings
noungood-byer (plural good-byers)
plural good-byers
- rareA person who says good-bye.
The Churchman's Companion If that last deputation of good-byers hadn't made us all wretched I should have begun to fancy we were statues or idiots.
Origin
From good-bye + -er. First used in the mid-19th century.
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APA
good-byer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/good-byer
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“good-byer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/good-byer. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “good-byer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/good-byer.
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