reveller
81rave — The word ‘rave’ (possibly from the Old French rêve, to dream or to be delirious) is associated with frenzy, and the term ‘raver’ has been in use in British slang since the 1960s for a reveller or partygoer. Buddy Holly’s song ‘Rave On’ may… …
82visiting fireman — 1. American a boisterous reveller Especially at conventions etc. some distance from home: ... a visiting fireman in search of a cheap thrill would get mugged and robbed. (McBain, 1981) 2. a person sent from headquarters to… …
83revel — verb (revels, revelling, revelled; US revels, reveling, reveled) 1》 engage in lively and noisy festivities. 2》 (revel in) gain great pleasure from. noun (revels) lively and noisy festivities. Derivatives …
84carouser — n. Reveller, tippler, toper, drunkard, debauchee, bacchanal, bacchanalian …
85drunkard — n. Toper, tippler, sot, carouser, reveller, bacchanal, bacchanalian …
86bacchanal — I. n. Reveller, carouser, bacchanalian, roysterer, debauchee, bacchant. II. a. Riotous, revelling, noisy, bacchanalian …
87drinker — n 1. imbiber, bibber, bibbler, Obs., Rare. biberon, tippler, quaffer, social drinker. 2. drunkard, drunk, inebriate, sot, soak, tosspot, toper, barfly; alcoholic, chronic alcoholic or drunk, dipsomaniac; hard drinker, serious drinker, problem… …
88Arnold, Matthew — (1822 1888) Poet and critic, s. of Dr. A., of Rugby (q.v.), was b. at Laleham and ed. at Rugby, Winchester, and Balliol Coll., Oxford, becoming a Fellow of Oriel in 1845. Thereafter he was private secretary to Lord Lansdowne, Lord President of …
89bacchanal — /ˈbækənal / (say bakuhnahl) noun 1. a follower of Bacchus. 2. a drunken reveller. 3. an occasion of drunken revelry; an orgy. –adjective 4. relating to Bacchus; bacchanalian. {Latin bacchānālis} …
90bacchant — /ˈbækənt/ (say bakuhnt) noun (plural bacchants or bacchantes /bəˈkæntiz/ (say buh kanteez)) 1. a priest, priestess or votary of Bacchus; a bacchanal. 2. a drunken reveller. {Latin bacchans, present participle, celebrating the festival of Bacchus} …
