celebrant
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- noun
- /ˈsɛlɪbrənt/
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celebrante
- I borrowed the only dinner jacket on base from Eric, the station manager who then acted as our celebrant.
- celebrants wearing
The Onion was the star and we mere celebrants.
- The Onion was the star and we mere celebrants.
Examples
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After a ceremony inside the chapel, the celebrants walked outside in a procession reenacting the Stations of the Cross.
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At the birthday party, the excited celebrant blew out the candles on the cake surrounded by friends.
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Our couples have sometimes used our mayor as the celebrant or brought their own minister.
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The raffia wine brought by the celebrant is placed in the pot and shared among all the members.
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Humanist Celebrants are now found in many cities of the United States, Mexico, Canada, and Australia.
Academic text (2001) -
Compile some pictures of the birthday celebrant and create an electronic scrapbook for him or her.
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Women had spent several days preparing food for the celebrants, and the aromas of their cooking filled the air.
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The list was a ritual invocation of duty, offered by our appointed celebrants of the civic mass.
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In 1891, May Day celebrants could hear speeches in German, Czech, and Polish, in addition to English.
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If each fiesta celebrates a particular regional identity, then the celebrants come from all the Spains.
Academic text (1991)
Synonyms
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A person who joins lively noisy celebrations
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A person taking part in a celebration
A person who takes part in a special event to show joy
A person who joins in loud, friendly singing and drinking during a traditional celebration
A person who joins wild, noisy parties and often gets drunk
A person who celebrates wildly while drunk
How Celebratory
Surface Forms
Morphology
celebrant = celebrate (transparent) = celebr + ant
Formed from the root celebr- plus the agentive suffix -ant; the meaning 'one who celebrates' is straightforward and directly derivable for most learners.
Etymology
Celebrant comes from the Latin word celebrare, which means 'to celebrate' and is the same root as celebrate and celebration. So a celebrant is simply someone who takes part in or enjoys a ceremony or party.