happener noun4 •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 •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 •(old-fashioned) One who participates in a happening. •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 formshappeners