party animals

noun

plural of party animal
as in carousers

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  1. revelers
  2. partygoers
  3. celebrants
  4. partyers
Noun
  • Police conducted surveillance as revelers entered and exited the home.
    — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2026
  • With a huge surplus of commercial space sitting fallow in the area, the flexibility and creativity of club music might be a natural fit to repopulate the area with foot traffic and revelers.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
Definition of revelers
Noun
  • Dim sum raves transform historic teahouses into energetic spaces where partygoers eat dim sum beneath disco balls.
    — Sam Flemming, AJC.com, 15 July 2026
  • By the end of my rave journey, I was comforted by the knowledge that there is a space for people—newcomers, veteran partygoers like Estephani—to discover the joys of dancing among like-minded attendees.
    — Kiana Mickles, Pitchfork, 15 July 2026
Definition of partygoers
Noun
  • While the dangerous temperatures shuttered a slew of events, celebrants still packed the streets in Boston, Philadelphia and New York.
    — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026
  • What celebrants are celebrating, exactly, is diverse and personal.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 July 2026
Definition of celebrants
Noun
  • Now it was clogged with partiers.
    — Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 18 June 2026
  • Below him, drunken partiers are stumbling back from a day in the unrelenting sun at the MGM Grand’s pool, many of them carrying inflatable tubes, and nearly all in various stages of undress.
    — Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 8 June 2026
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