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
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What To Know Jabbar drove his white F-150 past a police barricade blocking the entrance to Bourbon Street, New Orleans' iconic thoroughfare, and plowed into a crowd of revelers around 3:15 a.m. on New Year's Day, leaving 14 dead and dozens injured. Matthew Impelli, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025 Taking advantage of the rare snowstorm in the nation’s capital, revelers engaged in a snowball fight in front of the Washington Monument as flags flew at half-staff in memory of former President Carter. Patrick Whittle and Brian Witte, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2025 Fourteen people were killed and dozens more injured when a driver plowed into a crowd of revelers in the early hours of Jan. 1. Joanna Moriello, New York Daily News, 6 Jan. 2025 The story features Mauro, a clown who dreams of a carnival where a parade of revelers are celebrating his life. Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for reveler 

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 20 Jan. 2025.

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