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carouser

noun

Definition of carousernext
as in binger

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Recent Examples of carouser Take William Shakespeare, who is often portrayed as a carouser, downing pints while exchanging barbs with his fellow writers, cheating on his wife with both men and women, passionately engaging his quill to reimagine the very nature of the human being. — Isaac Butler, The Atlantic, 3 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for carouser
  1. binger
  2. party animal
  3. reveler
  4. partygoer
  5. bacchanal
  6. merrymaker
  7. celebrator
  8. partyer
Noun
  • In just six episodes (early seasons were shorter), Widdicombe managed to run the gamut from successful watermelon binger to wheelbarrow tea brewer.
    — Matthew Jackson, Vulture, 12 June 2026
Definition of binger
Noun
  • Ballmer, who can often be seen bouncing around like a hyper-caffeinated party animal in the Clippers’ home arena, Intuit Dome, is no shrinking violet — he was known as a ferociously hard-charging, hands-on leader at Microsoft.
    — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026
  • After being publicly humiliated by Daemon Targaryen and lured to switch sides (with his dragon) to the Greens by Ormund Hightower, party animal Ulf is still drunk and MIA when the battle starts.
    — Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of party animal
Noun
  • The painting, which depicts an elaborate throng of outdoor revelers, once belonged to industrialist Emanuel Albert Lewenstein and his wife, Hedwig Lewenstein Weyermann.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Hundreds of thousands of Cincinnati revelers pack both Sawyer Point and Yeatman’s Cove for the fest, now in its 50th year.
    — Erika Ebsworth-Goold, Midwest Living, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of reveler
Noun
  • Sagal blew out the candles on her cake while partygoers watched with smiles on their faces.
    — Entertainment Weekly, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Prosecutors also described the killings of Tyrek Hill, 25, and Timothy Schmidt, 19, as spontaneous and cold-blooded, his targets picked randomly among the tens of thousands of partygoers that night.
    — Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of partygoer
Noun
  • Three Burning Man festivalgoers died during the weeklong psychedelic desert bacchanal that ended Monday, authorities said.
    — Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • For more than a decade, college football’s Week 1 has been a bacchanal of riches.
    — Chris Branch, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of bacchanal
Noun
  • But her gamboling merrymakers, hammy showgirls, and blithe flaneurs insist otherwise.
    — Jeremy Lybarger, Artforum, 2 June 2026
  • Surveying a roomful of merrymakers during my visit, amid noise that could be an OSHA violation, Rodrigue cracks a small smile.
    — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 17 Jan. 2026
Definition of merrymaker
Noun
  • Tourists and Independence Day celebrators are expected to flock to Independence Mall on Saturday, when the new panels could be on display if the National Park Service installs them in time.
    — Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 4 July 2026
  • Amethyst Martinez In New York City, celebrators had a plethora of events to choose from to mark the United States' 250th anniversary of its independence.
    — Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 4 July 2026
Definition of celebrator
Noun
  • The young partier who witnessed the shooting from a passing car appears on the stand as a modestly dressed, middle-aged woman.
    — Andy Rose, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Not surprisingly, the father of one (with longtime gf Isabel Haugseng) isn’t a Tartan Army-level partier.
    — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 13 July 2026
Definition of partyer

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“Carouser.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carouser. Accessed 16 Sep. 2026.

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