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REVELLER

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A celebrant who shares in a noisy party

Example:

the clubs attract revelers as young as thirteen

Synonyms:

merrymaker; reveler; reveller

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("reveller" is a kind of...):

celebrant; celebrater; celebrator (a person who is celebrating)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "reveller"):

roisterer (an especially noisy and unrestrained merrymaker)

Derivation:

revel (celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking; engage in uproarious festivities)

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