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Meaning of happener | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. One who participates in a happening.
    dated
  2. A person who makes things happen.
  3. A person to whom things happen.
  4. An event that is expected to happen; a plan that is likely to succeed.
    often

Examples

“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?”
“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.”
“"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."”
“The planned access via Netizen appears not to be a happener.”
“It's a happener. All systems are go.”
“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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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