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goner

 

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Noun goner has 1 sense
  1. goner, toast - a person in desperate straits; someone doomed; "I'm a goner if this plan doesn't work"; "one mistake and you're toast"
    --1 is a kind of desperate

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Goner

1. Noun

Sense 1: A person or thing that is considered to be finished, doomed, or beyond hope.

Example sentence: After losing all his money in the stock market crash, he felt like a goner.

2. Noun

Sense 1: A song or play that is no longer popular or widely performed.

Example sentence: Despite being a classic, Shakespeare's play became a goner in the modern theater.

3. Adjective

Sense 1: Used to describe a person who is seriously ill, injured, or facing imminent death.

Example sentence: The doctor informed the family that their hospitalized grandfather was in critical condition and a goner.

4. Adjective

Sense 1: Denoting a person who has no chance of recovering from a particular situation.

Example sentence: With his criminal record, getting a job in the government sector was impossible; he was a goner in that field.

5. Adjective

Sense 1: Local term used to describe a person who is deeply familiar with a specific area, its culture, and its customs.

Example sentence: The tour guide, being a goner, shared interesting stories about the historic neighborhood.

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