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carouser

carouser

9.5
A person who enjoys loud, lively drinking parties
  • noun
  • /kəˈraʊzər/
  • Archaic
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  • She earned a reputation as a carouser after hosting wild parties every weekend.

Examples

  • He was a quiet carouser, like his son, a retired hell-raiser who had taught both his boy and Jemma to fish and shoot.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • The party was full of lively carousers enjoying music and laughter late into the night.

  • Every weekend, the carousers gathered at the bar, creating an atmosphere of joy and excitement.

Synonyms

partier
vscarouser
  • Informal
22 3.9

A person who often goes to parties and enjoys meeting people

is centred on noisy drinking parties rather than regular social attendance
partygoer
vscarouser
10 3.0

A person who often goes to parties and enjoys them

is defined by seeking lively noisy drinking rather than mere attendance
reveler
vscarouser
  • US
10 4.6

A person who loudly enjoys a party or festival

adds a stronger focus on drinking and rowdy noise than this term
party animal
vscarouser
  • Informal
8 4.0

A person who often goes to parties and likes to have fun

focuses more on drinking and loudness rather than frequent attendance
partyer
vscarouser
  • Informal
1 3.7

A person who likes going to parties and meeting people

puts greater weight on loud drinking and rowdy celebration than this term
rager
vscarouser
  • Slang
1 8.8

A person who loves going to loud wild parties

adds a clearer emphasis on drinking as the central activity
merrymaker
vscarouser
1 5.3

A person who joins lively noisy celebrations

is more specific about enjoying raucous drinking at such events
bacchanal
vscarouser
  • Literature
1 9.9

A person who joins wild parties and drinks too much

is similar but specifically enjoys lively noisy drinking parties
bacchant
vscarouser
  • Archaic
9.9

A person who joins wild, noisy parties and often gets drunk

is the everyday term for enjoying lively noisy drinking parties
drunken reveler
vscarouser
7.2

A person who celebrates wildly while drunk

emphasizes enjoyment of lively noisy drinking rather than just drunkenness
wassailer
vscarouser
  • Archaic
9.9

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

is less ritual and more general enjoyment of loud drinking parties
roister-doister
vscarouser
  • Archaic
9.9

A person who behaves loudly and wildly at parties

centres more on enjoying loud drinking parties rather than general boisterousness
roisterer
vscarouser
  • Archaic
9.8

A person who celebrates loudly and behaves wildly

highlights drinking parties specifically rather than general noisy celebration
rollicker
vscarouser
8.2

A person who is lively and loud at social events

is focused more on enjoying drinking events rather than mere liveliness

Antonyms

5 7.5

A person who never drinks alcohol

How Rowdy

drunkard
17 5.5
carouser
  • Archaic
9.5
partygoer
10 3.0

Surface Forms

carouser singular
carousers plural

Morphology

carouser = carouse (transparent) = carouse + er

Agentive '-er' added to the verb 'carouse' yields 'carouser' meaning 'a person who carouses', a direct and regular derivation.

Etymology

Carouser comes from the verb carouse, which means to drink loudly at a party, and that verb likely comes from an old German phrase gar aus meaning 'completely', so a helpful way to remember it is that a carouser drinks 'completely' or too much. That's why a carouser is a person who enjoys lively, noisy drinking parties.