roister-doister
- noun
- /ˈrɔɪstərˌdɔɪstər/
- Archaic
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fiestero
- Back in college, he was quite the roister-doister at every party.
Examples
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Don't be such a roister-doister at the library!
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During the festival, a group of roister-doisters paraded through the streets, making merry.
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The roister-doister made everyone laugh with his outrageous singing.
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The party was filled with roister-doisters celebrating all night long.
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At the wedding reception, Jason was the ultimate roister-doister, leading the guests in loud songs and dance.
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The streets were alive with roister-doisters celebrating the parade, their laughter echoing through the crowd.
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Whenever he attended a gathering, he always acted like a roister-doister, drawing attention with his loud antics.
Synonyms
10
4.6
A person who loudly enjoys a party or festival
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3.7
A person who likes going to parties and meeting people
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5.3
A person who joins lively noisy celebrations
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8.8
A person who loves going to loud wild parties
A person who celebrates loudly and behaves wildly
A person who is lively and loud at social events
A person who joins wild, noisy parties and often gets drunk
A person who enjoys loud, lively drinking parties
A person who joins in loud, friendly singing and drinking during a traditional celebration
A person who celebrates wildly while drunk
A person who plays loudly and energetically
A person who makes loud, joyful noise at celebrations to excite people
A person who takes part in a special event to show joy
Antonyms
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5.1
A person who prefers being alone or small groups and feels tired by social activity
How Rowdy
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word roister-doister is a playful rhyming pair made from roister, an old word for 'to party loudly', plus the matching rhyme doister added to make the phrase sound fun. A helpful way to remember it is that the pair sounds like boisterous, so it brings to mind a loud, merry person, which is why it means someone who acts loudly and wildly at parties.