happener
nounEtymology From happen + -er.
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Dated One who participates in a happening.
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A person who makes things happen.
- Goodparley says, 'O no and in deed he aint hes bettern clevver hes a mover hes a happener. […]'1998, Russell Hoban, Riddley Walker, page 118:
- How does (to take an extreme example) me saying to myself that somebody deserves what happens give any support to the happener?1998 November 2, “hate crimes”, in soc.singles.moderated (Usenet):
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- Just as we who believe in God know that there can be no creation without a Creator, we also know that whenever something happens, there is always a happener.2009, Jan Doke, Broken Jar, page 167:
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A person to whom things happen.
- "No way! He's not one of these people that do things. There's two kinds of people—the doers and the happeners. He's a happener. You know, things happen to him instead."1984, Rex Burns, Strip Search: A Gabe Wager Mystery, page 23:
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Often, Used in the negative An event that is expected to happen; a plan that is likely to succeed.
- The planned access via Netizen appears not to be a happener.1999 November 21, “AGP Zero Tolerance Policy?”, in alt.gothic.pretentions (Usenet):
- It's a happener. All systems are go.2000 November 1, “Lord save me ...”, in alt.gothic.pretentions (Usenet):
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- You should be able to get your passport renewed at the embassy in London. If that's not a happener, try to get a temporary passport.2003 November 23, “Photo id for flying between the UK and Ireland”, in soc.culture.irish (Usenet):