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 Purim revelers often dress in costume, and on one such occasion, caught on video, Ben-Gvir even wore a Goldstein costume, complete with a fake beard and a stethoscope. Mark Mazzetti Jonathan Davis Anna Diamond David Mason, New York Times, 16 May 2024 The Italian mecca of fashion and design will implement an ordinance next week aimed at addressing late-night revelers who crowd the city’s streets, The New York Times reported on Thursday. Tori Latham, Robb Report, 9 May 2024 Pictures and videos on social media show co-ed revelers hopping from boat to boat, dancing in the water, jumping on water trampolines, and chugging beers and cocktails. Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 4 May 2024 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

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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 19 May. 2024.

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