Ongoer
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 One who continues moving along a path or carrying on a tradition.
"The ongoers laid Jake to rest under the rain-softened sod before they went, and left behind them also one-fifth of the provisions, some quinine, a tent, and half a dozen of the fattest steers."
- 2 One who dies. euphemistic
"The Ongoer made me His Deputy here: Who payeth may pass, though he reckon it dear, — His quittance from clumsy, cumbering gear. You are Death? I am Death, Devourer and Foe Or Friend and Deliverer:"
- 3 A pig farmer who receives assistance in restructuring his or her business as part of The Pig Industry Restructuring Scheme, announced on 30 March 2000 as part of The Action Plan for Farming. UK
"To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when he expects to introduce the outgoer and ongoer elements of the pig industry restructuring scheme; and what projection has been made of the funds to be allocated to each element in each of the three years of the overall scheme."
Example
More examples"The ongoers laid Jake to rest under the rain-softened sod before they went, and left behind them also one-fifth of the provisions, some quinine, a tent, and half a dozen of the fattest steers."
Etymology
From on + -goer.
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