Goner (Noun)
Meaning
A person in desperate straits; someone doomed; "I'm a goner if this plan doesn't work"; "one mistake and you're toast".
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The homeless man on the street corner was a goner without some serious intervention in his life.
- If I don't pay the rent by tomorrow, I'm a goner, they'll throw me out onto the streets.
- The addict was a goner unless she checked into rehab immediately and got treatment.
- One mistake on the treacherous mountain climb and he was a goner, no way to survive the fall.
- The company was a goner if they didn't secure the necessary funding in the next quarter.