variants or reveller
Definition of revelernext
as in celebrant
one who engages in merrymaking especially in honor of a special occasion wedding revelers whooping it up until dawn

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Recent Examples of reveler As the parade begins, a group of revelers is popping orange confetti from the rooftop of a building at the corner of Broadway and Maiden Lane. Matt Nighswander, NBC news, 18 June 2026 Once the floats started their passage from the southern tip of Manhattan up to City Hall, those lucky revellers who’d guaranteed themselves a spot put on their own show, one that rivalled the on-court exploits of the Knicks. Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 18 June 2026 The Times Square revelers not ready to call it quits. Literary Hub, 17 June 2026 Thousands of Scottish revelers marched from a public park about a half-mile away from Boston’s 114-year-old baseball stadium and down a street behind the center-field bleachers before filling the bars behind the fabled Green Monster. Ken Powtak, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for reveler
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Noun
  • Young performers with the Confidence Is Everything cheer group and musicians from the Rex and Margaret Fortune Early College High School led a lineup of 15 contingents dancing, marching and riding along the inner streets of the park while celebrants and passersby cheered them on.
    Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 20 June 2026
  • Even without a watch party, Game 4’s come-from-behind victory for the Knicks ended in bedlam, with 10 NYPD cops getting injured while arresting 56 jubilant fans — with celebrants destroying a yellow cab and Citi Bikes and setting off fireworks, officials said.
    Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 13 June 2026
Noun
  • More than half of Father's Day celebrators (55%) plan to treat Dad to a special outing, surpassed only by greeting cards (60%) and clothing (58%).
    Mike Snider, USA Today, 19 June 2026
  • It’s reported that some Knicks celebrators followed the Spurs back to their hotel, jeering and egging them.
    Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 15 June 2026

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“Reveler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reveler. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.

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