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 Videos from that day showed militants gunning down fleeing revelers, shooting the wounded at point-blank range and ambushing those seeking refuge in bomb shelters. — Melanie Lidman, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026 The movie played well at a packed Alice Tully Hall, and afterparty revelers were mildly upbeat. — Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 3 Oct. 2026 The playful call-and-response tune about a curvy woman walking up Rampart Street on Mardi Gras originated in the 1940s with the Mardi Gras Indians (also called the Black Masking Indians), a group of Black Carnival revelers. — Tracy Teo, AJC.com, 24 Sep. 2026 Thousands of revelers — the women dressed in Bavarian dirndls, the men in lederhosen — stormed the beer tents on Munich's Theresienwiese fairground in the morning to get a good spot on the benches. — ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for reveler
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Noun
  • Watch out for traffic and other costumed celebrants—but also keep a part of your attention on the sky.
    — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 30 Oct. 2026
  • That sentiment has emboldened many a celebrant into terrible behavior.
    — Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2026
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  • 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

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“Reveler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reveler. Accessed 4 Nov. 2026.

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