rallygoer
English
Etymology
Noun
rallygoer (plural rallygoers)
- One who attends a rally.
- 2008 March 4, Taghreed El-Khodary, Isabel Kershner, “As Israelis Pull Out of Gaza, Hamas Celebrates Its Rocketry”, in The New York Times[1]:
- The clearest example of echoing Hezbollah came Monday when thousands attended a so-called victory rally, and Mahmoud Zahar, an influential Hamas leader, briefly came out of hiding to tell the rallygoers that his organization would rebuild any house that had been damaged by the Israeli strikes.
- 2024 August 23, Holmes Lybrand, Zachary Cohen and Majlie de Puy Kamp, “Forgotten radios and missed warnings: New details emerge about communication failures before Trump rally shooting”, in CNN[2]:
- The morning after the shooting that pierced Trump’s ear and left one rallygoer dead, local law enforcement and federal officials met together to go over the day’s events, a source with knowledge of the meeting told CNN.