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wassailer

wassailer

9.9
A person who joins in loud, friendly singing and drinking during a traditional celebration
  • noun
  • /ˈwɔːseɪlər/
  • Archaic
translation icon : festejador
  • The wassailer sang joyfully in the streets during the festival.

Examples

  • During the festival, every wassailer in the village gathered at the tavern to celebrate with song and drink.

  • The lively wassailer led the crowd in a boisterous chorus of holiday tunes.

  • As a notorious wassailer, he was always the life of every party.

  • Many wassailers gathered around the bonfire to celebrate the new year.

  • Every year, a group of jovial wassailers gathers in the town square to celebrate the festive season with singing and drinking.

  • The wassailers visited each house in the neighborhood, spreading cheer and holiday songs as they celebrated the new year.

  • During the winter festivities, the wassailers filled the streets with laughter and music, honoring a tradition that has lasted for generations.

Synonyms

celebrant
vswassailer
4 5.9

A person who takes part in a party or special event

is used for participation in customary noisy drinking traditions rather than formal ceremony
partyer
vswassailer
  • Informal
1 3.7

A person who likes going to parties and meeting people

is used for participation in customary noisy drinking celebrations rather than mere attendance
merrymaker
vswassailer
1 5.3

A person who joins lively noisy celebrations

is used for participation in customary celebrations rather than casual fun
celebrator
vswassailer
1 3.7

A person taking part in a celebration

is more narrowly linked to taking part in customary festive drinking
carouser
vswassailer
  • Archaic
9.5

A person who enjoys loud, lively drinking parties

is used for participation in customary festive traditions
bacchant
vswassailer
  • Archaic
9.9

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

is more about taking part in customary celebrations than wild excess
drunken reveler
vswassailer
7.2

A person who celebrates wildly while drunk

is used for participation in customary festive rituals rather than drunken excess
roisterer
vswassailer
  • Archaic
9.8

A person who celebrates loudly and behaves wildly

is applied to participation in customary noisy traditions rather than mere boisterousness
roister-doister
vswassailer
  • Archaic
9.9

A person who behaves loudly and wildly at parties

is used for taking part in customary festive noise rather than general revelry
celebrater
vswassailer
3.3

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

is used for participation in customary noisy festive events rather than general marking

How Festive

wassailer
  • Archaic
9.9
partygoer
10 3.0
celebrant
4 5.9
guest
1.0

Surface Forms

wassailer singular
wassailers plural

Morphology

wassailer = wassail (transparent) = wassail + er

An agentive '-er' added to the verb 'wassail' yields 'person who wassails', a straightforward formation.

Etymology

Wassailer comes from wassail, an old toast from the phrase waes hael meaning 'be healthy'. A wassailer is someone who joins loud, festive drinking and singing to wish people well, like saying 'cheers', so the word now means a merry, noisy party-goer.