kirkgoer

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noun

Someone who goes to kirk; a churchgoer.

First used 18th c.Scrabble 17
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Meanings

nounkirkgoer (plural kirkgoers)

plural kirkgoers · alternative kirk-goer

  1. ScotlandSomeone who goes to kirk; a churchgoer.First known use 18th c.

    But this lady has the stern face of a kirk-goer.

    1976, Angela Carter, “My Father's House”, in Shaking a Leg, Vintage, published 2013, page 20
    1 more example

    I am no great kirkgoer, for many reasons — and the sermon's one of them, and the first prayer another, but the chief and effectual reason is the stuffiness.

    1888, Robert Louis Stevenson, letter

Origin

From kirk + goer.

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APA

kirkgoer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kirkgoer

MLA

“kirkgoer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kirkgoer. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kirkgoer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kirkgoer.

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