1
: one that raves
2
: a person who frequents raves

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There are groups for lifters, ravers, soccer players, mahjong aficionados, pool sharks, and the neurodivergent. E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2026 Upon arrival, the girls find a community of ravers and psychedelic rockers, romantics and orgiastics, shamans who serve as doctors, and poets who believe themselves to be prophets. Robert Rubsam, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2026 An estimated 8,000 ravers will gather to hear Illenium, Ganja White Night, BUNT. Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Aug. 2026 To work around this, some Gen Z ravers are swapping vodka shots for espresso shots and chasing their weekly serotonin buzz beneath café lights rather than nightclub strobes. Mustafa Qadri, CNN Money, 25 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for raver

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of raver was in the 15th century

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“Raver.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/raver. Accessed 14 Sep. 2026.

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