happener

plural happeners

1. datedOne who participates in a happening.
2. A person who makes things happen.

   Goodparley says, 'O no and in deed he aint hes bettern clevver hes a mover hes a happener. […]'

   1998, Russell Hoban, Riddley Walker, page 118

   2 more examples

   How does (to take an extreme example) me saying to myself that somebody deserves what happens give any support to the happener?

   1998 November 2, “hate crimes”, in soc.singles.moderated (Usenet)

   Just as we who believe in God know that there can be no creation without a Creator, we also know that whenever something happens, there is always a happener.

   2009, Jan Doke, Broken Jar, page 167

3. A person to whom things happen.

   "No way! He's not one of these people that do things. There's two kinds of people—the doers and the happeners. He's a happener. You know, things happen to him instead."

   1984, Rex Burns, Strip Search: A Gabe Wager Mystery, page 23

4. oftenAn event that is expected to happen; a plan that is likely to succeed.

   It's a happener. All systems are go.

   2000 November 1, “Lord save me ...”, in alt.gothic.pretentions (Usenet)

   2 more examples

   The planned access via Netizen appears not to be a happener.

   1999 November 21, “AGP Zero Tolerance Policy?”, in alt.gothic.pretentions (Usenet)

   You should be able to get your passport renewed at the embassy in London. If that's not a happener, try to get a temporary passport.

   2003 November 23, “Photo id for flying between the UK and Ireland”, in soc.culture.irish (Usenet)