rager

noun

rag·​er ˈrā-jər 

plural ragers

1

: a loud, wild party typically involving the consumption of alcohol and/or drugs

an all-night rager

2

: a person who behaves in a violently angry way : a person who rages

Examples of rager in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Though the creators of Project X have never confirmed this, many outlets, including the Sydney Morning Herald, have noted the similarities between the film’s party and a real-life rager in 2008 that ravaged a community in Melbourne, Australia. — Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Nov. 2026

And 84 years earlier, another city had hosted another rager in honor of another larger-than-life heroine. — Serena Turner, Vanity Fair, 3 Nov. 2026

That record runs the gamut from straight-ahead, anthemic ragers to more tongue-in-cheek ruminations on life’s bumps and skips. — Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2026

Even the Knicks, New York’s most recent champions, barely acknowledged their run of dominance in June before winning the NBA Finals and throwing a rager that was 53 years in the making. — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 15 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1988, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for rager

• agar
• gager
• jager
• sager
• vaguer