Happener
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Happener is a noun meaning A person who makes things happen.
Meaning
A person who makes things happen.
More Meanings
- A person to whom things happen.
- (often used in the negative) An event that is expected to happen; a plan that is likely to succeed.
- (dated, 1960s-1970s) One who participates in a happening.
Example Sentences
It's a happener. All systems are go.
The planned access via Netizen appears not to be a happener.
Goodparley says, 'O no and in deed he aint hes bettern clevver hes a mover hes a happener. […]'
How does (to take an extreme example) me saying to myself that somebody deserves what happens give any support to the happener?
Word Forms
- happeners
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include participant, event-goer, participator, partier, scenester, partyer.
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