roister
1 of 2noun
rois·ter ˈrȯi-stər 
archaic
: one that roisters : roisterer
roister
2 of 2verb
roistered; roistering ˈrȯi-st(ə-)riŋ
intransitive verb
: to engage in noisy revelry : carouse
dressed and ready for a roistering night in town
Sherwood Anderson
Sherwood Anderson roisterer
ˈrȯi-stər-ər
noun roisterous
ˈrȯi-st(ə-)rəs
adjective roisterously adverb
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Roisterer vs Hooliganism
Roister is related to French ruste, meaning "rude" or "rough." That word comes from the fairly neutral Latin rusticus, meaning "rural." Originally, the English verb was simply roist, and one who roisted was a roister. Those words are no longer used; instead, we have the verb roister, and the corresponding noun roisterer.
Synonyms
Verb
- binge
- birl [chiefly Scottish]
- carouse
- revel
- wassail
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Example Sentences
Verb the earl's wastrel son had spent the best part of his youth roistering and gambling
Recent Examples on the Web Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2019
Verb
One of his sons, Thomas (Dean-Charles Chapman), though hardly old enough to be in long pants, wears shining armor, while the other son, Hal (Timothée Chalamet), is a slouch who wastes his life in roistering. Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2019 Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle French rustre lout, alteration of ruste, from ruste, adjective, rude, rough, from Latin rusticus rural — more at rustic
First Known Use
Noun
1549, in the meaning defined above
Verb
1663, in the meaning defined above
roisterer
noun
as in celebrant
one who engages in merrymaking especially in honor of a special occasion the rowdy roisterers who fill the streets of New Orleans during Mardi Gras Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- celebrant
- celebrator
- merrymaker
- party animal
- wassailer
- reveler
- partygoer
- partyer
- reveller
- partier
- binger
- skylarker
- carouser
- bacchanal
- noisemaker
- cutup
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- killjoy
- party pooper