goner

== English == === Alternative forms === gonner === Etymology === From gone +‎ -er. First attestations around 1850. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) enPR: gänʹər, IPA(key): /ˈɡɒnə(ɹ)/ (General American) enPR: gônʹər, IPA(key): /ˈɡɔːnɚ/ Rhymes: -ɒnə(ɹ), -ɔːnə(ɹ) === Noun === goner (plural goners) (informal) Someone (or something) doomed; a hopeless case, especially someone who is bound to die soon. Synonym: gone goose (baseball slang) A ball hit out of the playing area for a home run. ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “goner n.”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang, Jonathon Green, 2016–present === Anagrams === Egnor, Goren, Groen, Negro, Norge, Ogren, Rengo, Rogen, ergon, genro, grone, negro, ornge, reong == Middle English == === Noun === goner alternative form of gunner