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celebrator

celebrator

1 3.7
A person taking part in a celebration
  • noun
  • /ˈsɛlɪˌbreɪtər/
translation icon : celebrante
  • JACK: Whereas my first wife, Gloria, was a caretaker, codependent, complainer, my fiancee, Celeste, will be a caring person, my coequal, and a celebrator.

Examples

  • Visit between early December and New Year's Day the annual holiday tradition, adored by celebrators since 1925.

    Blog text (17)
  • I haven't really been a big birthday celebrator in many years, partly because aging is a frustrating thing when your life isn't exactly what you hoped it might be.

    Blog text (10)
  • And so that he was, he was certainly not a just a celebrator of, of, of being a low.

  • Poets are ultimately celebrators of life and of poetry itself.

    Blog text (1)
  • The celebrators of diversity are therefore, in many cases, the enemies of individual diversity, because they limit the role of individual expression to within an ethnic community.

    Academic text (2009)
  • After discovering the mess the next morning, Kay immediately saw through his ruse but could not summon up much pity for the lonely celebrator.

    Academic text (1996)
  • The arrogance of the self-named celebrator having his lover sing "mes vers" is as bold and daunting a depiction of the absence of female voice as Lab could have imagined.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • At the festival, every celebrator joined in the dancing and singing.

  • The wedding was a joyful occasion filled with celebrators who cheered for the couple.

  • During the parade, hundreds of celebrators waved flags and enjoyed the festive atmosphere.

Synonyms

celebrant
vscelebrator
4 5.9

A person who takes part in a party or special event

is used for any participant, not only ceremonies
merrymaker
vscelebrator
1 5.3

A person who joins lively noisy celebrations

is a neutral term not focused on noise or liveliness
celebrater
vscelebrator
3.3

A person who takes part in a special event to show joy

is anyone taking part in a celebration
wassailer
vscelebrator
  • Archaic
9.9

A person who joins in loud, friendly singing and drinking during a traditional celebration

is a general celebration participant without ritual drinking

Antonyms

A person who does not take part in an activity or event

How Involved

organizer
  • US
149 2.8
host
762 2.1
participant
295 2.4
celebrator
1 3.7
attendee
68 3.0
observer
305 2.8

Surface Forms

celebrator singular
celebrators plural

Morphology

celebrator = celebrate (transparent) = celebrate + or

Agentive noun formed regularly from the verb 'celebrate' with the productive suffix '-or', so the meaning 'one who celebrates' is straightforward.

Etymology

Celebrator comes from the verb celebrate, from the old Latin celebrare, which meant 'to honor' or 'to make famous'. So a celebrator is someone who honors an event by joining the party or ceremony.