congoer

From con +‎ goer.

congoer (plural congoers)

1. (fandom slang) An attendee at a convention.
   • 1960 February, Profanity, number 7, page 33:

     'Tis more than likely, were fen to know their work on behalf of the con-goer was appreciated, there might not be so much in evidence the reluctance to take on the duties of a committee.

   • 1986 Autumn, Richard Brandt, Light in the Bushel‎^[1], number 2, page 1:

     I was riding up in one of the Hilton's elevators, and one of the yuppies taking his date up to the top-floor restaurant instigated the standard congoer-to-mundane conversation, asking what kind of event all these oddballs were partaking in.

   • 1994, Joseph L. Sanders, Science Fiction Fandom, →ISBN, page 120:

     Con committees attempt to get public money rather than be funded out of the congoer's pocket.

• Jeff Prucher, editor (2007), “congoer”, in Brave New Words: The Oxford Dictionary of Science Fiction, Oxford, Oxfordshire, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, pages 26–27.
• Jesse Sheidlower, editor (2001–2024), “congoer n.”, in Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction.