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reveler

reveler

10 4.6
A person who loudly enjoys a party or festival
  • noun
  • /ˈrɛvələr/
  • US
translation icon : fiestero
  • The street was alive with revelers celebrating the New Year with music and laughter.
  • two revelers

Examples

  • The streets are jammed with revelers and residents.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • By midnight, the revelers had stormed the house and found the stereo and records my mother had left behind.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • Well, we -- we had a lot of revelers last night.

  • As the day wore on, the revelers moved outside.

    Academic text (1993)
  • With a pair of dark glasses, Frank probably looked no worse than any other hung-over holiday reveler.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • Some late Halloween revelers are on their way.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • Curious, a few revelers crane their necks in our direction.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • Around midnight, one of the revelers sheepishly turned to the artist and spoke with an apologetic smile.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • At the center of these carnivals are costumed revelers playing pranks in the streets.

    Academic text (1998)
  • The drunken revelers whoop and holler, dancing with reckless abandon, ignoring the thunder and lightning.

    Fiction book (1998)

Synonyms

partier
vsreveler
  • Informal
22 3.9

A person who often goes to parties and enjoys meeting people

focuses on noisy celebration rather than general social frequency
partygoer
vsreveler
10 3.0

A person who often goes to parties and enjoys them

is about noisy enjoyment rather than mere attendance frequency
party animal
vsreveler
  • Informal
8 4.0

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

is defined by noisy enjoyment at parties rather than attendance alone
partyer
vsreveler
  • Informal
1 3.7

A person who likes going to parties and meeting people

is more specifically about noisy enjoyment than general pleasure
merrymaker
vsreveler
1 5.3

A person who joins lively noisy celebrations

enjoys noisy celebration mainly at parties rather than general festivity
rager
vsreveler
  • Slang
1 8.8

A person who loves going to loud wild parties

enjoys noisy parties generally rather than specifically wild ones
rollicker
vsreveler
8.2

A person who is lively and loud at social events

is about noisy enjoyment rather than playful roughness
roisterer
vsreveler
  • Archaic
9.8

A person who celebrates loudly and behaves wildly

focuses more on enjoying oneself loudly rather than on disorder
roister-doister
vsreveler
  • Archaic
9.9

A person who behaves loudly and wildly at parties

is about loud enjoyment without implying riotous action
bacchant
vsreveler
  • Archaic
9.9

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

is noisy too but does not require drunken or wild conduct
carouser
vsreveler
  • Archaic
9.5

A person who enjoys loud, lively drinking parties

enjoys noisy social fun not necessarily centered on drinking
celebrater
vsreveler
3.3

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

is about noisy enjoyment especially at parties rather than formal celebration
romper
vsreveler
  • Archaic
7.9

A person who plays loudly and energetically

is focused on noisy partying rather than playful energetic action
bead-rattler
vsreveler
  • US
9.9

A person who makes loud, joyful noise at celebrations to excite people

enjoys noisy fun but not always to attract attention

Compounds

A person who celebrates wildly while drunk

How Festive

raver
3 8.0
reveler
  • US
10 4.6
merrymaker
1 5.3
partygoer
10 3.0
guest
1.0

Surface Forms

reveler singular
revelers plural
revellers plural
reveller singular

Morphology

reveler = revel (transparent) = revel + er

Agentive suffix '-er' attaches to the verb 'revel' to mean 'one who revels', a straightforward and productive derivation.

Etymology

Reveler comes from the verb revel, which originally meant 'to make merry' or 'party loudly' in old French. So a reveler is someone who enjoys themselves noisily at a party or celebration.