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partier

partier

22 3.9
A person who often goes to parties and enjoys meeting people
  • noun
  • /ˈpɑːrtiər/
  • Informal
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  • During the summer, many partiers flock to the beach for the music and fun.

So the partier you is going out and you drink way too much because you're not thinking about yourself tomorrow.

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Examples

  • He was pretty popular, kind of known for being a partier.

  • I didn't know Amber was such a partier.

  • And besides, I'm not a big partier anymore.

  • Mike is usually the biggest partier, so being the sober one was an interesting position to be in.

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  • I wasn't a big college partier and I went down with you.

  • Let me tell you, if you think those guys were partiers in high school, you should have seen them then.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • Denny walks past the partiers looking for Hank.

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  • She's a partier.

  • The partiers danced joyfully under the colorful lights at the festival.

  • We met a few enthusiastic partiers at the bar who were eager to celebrate until dawn.

Synonyms

partygoer
vspartier
10 3.0

A person who often goes to parties and enjoys them

focuses on attending rather than general social life
reveler
vspartier
  • US
10 4.6

A person who loudly enjoys a party or festival

is about regular attendance and enjoyment rather than noisy behaviour
party animal
vspartier
  • Informal
8 4.0

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

is more about regular attendance without the intense enthusiasm
partyer
vspartier
  • Informal
1 3.7

A person who likes going to parties and meeting people

has identical meaning but is an alternative form
merrymaker
vspartier
1 5.3

A person who joins lively noisy celebrations

focuses on frequent presence at gatherings rather than festive role
socializer
vspartier
  • US
1 3.8

A person who likes meeting and talking with other people

is narrower, focusing specifically on frequent social gatherings
mingler
vspartier
1 5.7

A person who moves among people and talks to many at events

relies more on general frequent attendance than on mixing skill

Antonyms

14 5.1

Preferring to be alone and avoiding social situations

8 5.5

A person who likes to stay at home rather than go out

How Party-Loving

party animal
  • Informal
8 4.0
partier
  • Informal
22 3.9
partygoer
10 3.0
homebody
8 5.5

Surface Forms

partier singular
partiers plural

Morphology

partier = party (transparent) = party + er

This is a regular agent noun formed from 'party' with '-er', meaning a person associated with parties.

Etymology

Partier comes from the word party, meaning a 'social gathering', plus the ending -er, which means 'one who does something', as in worker or runner. So a partier is someone who often goes to parties and enjoys being with people.