reveler

noun

rev·​el·​er ˈre-və-lər How to pronounce reveler (audio)
ˈrev-lər
variants or reveller
: one who engages in revelry

Examples of reveler in a Sentence

The streets were crowded with revelers on New Year's Eve. wedding revelers whooping it up until dawn
Recent Examples on the Web While the majority of revelers waited in a long line to be served by an overworked bartender, some deigned to wander closer to a stage where a succession of readers tried to provide entertainment that never quite landed. Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 12 Mar. 2024 The Beverly Hills sidewalks are still the same size and are the best place to be after midnight when the crush of revelers are making their way to their vehicles and off to Bey and Jay’s Gold Party or up the hills to Madge and Guy’s bash. Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Mar. 2024 But this leap year, the heavens have misaligned and robbed St. Patrick’s Day revelers of the first chance in six years to paint the town green on a Saturday because of the leap year. Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 20 Feb. 2024 In 1932, Carnival revelers in Olinda created The Midnight Man, which for decades has paraded every Saturday night at midnight, a moment carried live on television. Jack Nicas Dado Galdieri, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2024 Fort Lauderdale reported seeing bigger crowds as some revelers avoided South Beach. Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2024 From intimate jazz clubs to lively brass band parades, the spirit of New Orleans permeates every corner, inviting revelers to dance, sing, and celebrate late into the night. Shelby Stewart, Essence, 1 Apr. 2024 Both are used by some hosts to monitor properties for parties, which have continued to bring noise, damage, and danger even after Airbnb instituted a party ban and employed new anti-party tech to try to prevent revelers from booking on its site. Amanda Hoover, WIRED, 11 Mar. 2024 Attracting more than 22,000 revelers in 2022, town officials canceled the 2023 event. Heather Mundt, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Mar. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of reveler was in the 14th century

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“Reveler.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reveler. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.

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