Definition of roister in English:

roister

verb ˈrɔɪstəˈrɔɪstər

[no object]

Enjoy oneself or celebrate in a noisy or boisterous way.
workers from the refinery roistered in the bars
Example sentencesExamples
- Against a flat midnight-blue background the roistering figures tumble about, squabbling with each other or brandishing colourful fire-sticks.
- Don't misunderstand me - I'm not going to run right out and start roistering around, smoking and drinking and carrying on.
- Together they capture those long-lit days of summer when we roistered round the village.
- He has affectionate memories of those days and the roistering workers who got drunk on Saturday nights.
- The first is devoted to work, the middle bit to domestic arrangements and the latter part to roistering in the style to which tabloid readers have become accustomed.
- He saw the cubs and adults roistering on the huge expanse of lawn that belonged to the posh street running parallel to Hillside Drive.
- Within the narrow range of south-western Holland, he roistered from one town to another, storing up themes and stories as he went.
- The Wild Irish boy assumes the role of a roistering English rake, while Armida plays the part of an Italian diva.
- Mr. Ziegler's is an elegant, sympathetic, and extremely readable biography, which really does breathe the breath of roistering life back into the vanished knight of letters.
- Piper lived with Arthur and me for four months in 2002, when we roistered around the local show circuit.
Synonyms
enjoy oneself, celebrate, revel, carouse, frolic, romp, have fun, have a good time, make merry, have a party, party, {eat, drink, and be merry}, go on a spree
informal live it up, whoop it up, have a fling, have a ball, make whoopee, paint the town red
dated spree
rare rollick

Derivatives

roisterer

noun ˈrɔɪstərəˈrɔɪst(ə)rər

As the old roisterer was being carted off to hospital on a stretcher he looked up at a gawping gaggle of tourists in the hotel lobby and gasped: ‘It was the food!’
Example sentencesExamples
- The old man was ticked off in seeing that two kids saw his new invention, mistaking us for some roisterers.
- He was rather worried about the traditional images of the gods as great roisterers and murderers and thieves, and all of these other characteristics that the Olympians had.
- In a drunken rage, the three roisterers set off in a run until they came to the tree, and there they found a pile of gold.
- He may be a roisterer and act the fool, but he's got ‘bottom’, as they used to say in the 18th century, meaning he has substance.

roisterous

adjective

It's been a roisterous time, filled with every strength and variety of wind from a ragamuffin breeze right through to a force eight gale, whipping in from the sea and over the moors.
Example sentencesExamples
- Initially it feels leaden, the roisterous energy of the band's 2002 debut dissipated and replaced not with maturity but hesitancy.
- After decades of quiet ascent, Tokyo has become the roisterous epicenter of a sophisticated and constantly evolving global youth culture.

Origin

Late 16th century: from obsolete roister 'roisterer', from French rustre 'ruffian', variant of ruste, from Latin rusticus 'rustic'.

Rhymes

cloister, hoister, oyster

Definition of roister in US English:

roister

verbˈroistərˈrɔɪstər

[no object]

Enjoy oneself or celebrate in a noisy or boisterous way.
workers from the refinery roistered in the bars
Example sentencesExamples
- Within the narrow range of south-western Holland, he roistered from one town to another, storing up themes and stories as he went.
- Against a flat midnight-blue background the roistering figures tumble about, squabbling with each other or brandishing colourful fire-sticks.
- He saw the cubs and adults roistering on the huge expanse of lawn that belonged to the posh street running parallel to Hillside Drive.
- He has affectionate memories of those days and the roistering workers who got drunk on Saturday nights.
- Mr. Ziegler's is an elegant, sympathetic, and extremely readable biography, which really does breathe the breath of roistering life back into the vanished knight of letters.
- Together they capture those long-lit days of summer when we roistered round the village.
- Piper lived with Arthur and me for four months in 2002, when we roistered around the local show circuit.
- The Wild Irish boy assumes the role of a roistering English rake, while Armida plays the part of an Italian diva.
- The first is devoted to work, the middle bit to domestic arrangements and the latter part to roistering in the style to which tabloid readers have become accustomed.
- Don't misunderstand me - I'm not going to run right out and start roistering around, smoking and drinking and carrying on.
Synonyms
enjoy oneself, celebrate, revel, carouse, frolic, romp, have fun, have a good time, make merry, have a party, party, eat, drink, and be merry, go on a spree

Origin

Late 16th century: from obsolete roister ‘roisterer’, from French rustre ‘ruffian’, variant of ruste, from Latin rusticus ‘rustic’.

单词	roister
释义	Definition of roister in English: roister verb ˈrɔɪstəˈrɔɪstər [no object] Enjoy oneself or celebrate in a noisy or boisterous way. workers from the refinery roistered in the bars Example sentencesExamples Against a flat midnight-blue background the roistering figures tumble about, squabbling with each other or brandishing colourful fire-sticks. Don't misunderstand me - I'm not going to run right out and start roistering around, smoking and drinking and carrying on. Together they capture those long-lit days of summer when we roistered round the village. He has affectionate memories of those days and the roistering workers who got drunk on Saturday nights. The first is devoted to work, the middle bit to domestic arrangements and the latter part to roistering in the style to which tabloid readers have become accustomed. He saw the cubs and adults roistering on the huge expanse of lawn that belonged to the posh street running parallel to Hillside Drive. Within the narrow range of south-western Holland, he roistered from one town to another, storing up themes and stories as he went. The Wild Irish boy assumes the role of a roistering English rake, while Armida plays the part of an Italian diva. Mr. Ziegler's is an elegant, sympathetic, and extremely readable biography, which really does breathe the breath of roistering life back into the vanished knight of letters. Piper lived with Arthur and me for four months in 2002, when we roistered around the local show circuit. Synonyms enjoy oneself, celebrate, revel, carouse, frolic, romp, have fun, have a good time, make merry, have a party, party, {eat, drink, and be merry}, go on a spree informal live it up, whoop it up, have a fling, have a ball, make whoopee, paint the town red dated spree rare rollick Derivatives roisterer noun ˈrɔɪstərəˈrɔɪst(ə)rər As the old roisterer was being carted off to hospital on a stretcher he looked up at a gawping gaggle of tourists in the hotel lobby and gasped: ‘It was the food!’ Example sentencesExamples The old man was ticked off in seeing that two kids saw his new invention, mistaking us for some roisterers. He was rather worried about the traditional images of the gods as great roisterers and murderers and thieves, and all of these other characteristics that the Olympians had. In a drunken rage, the three roisterers set off in a run until they came to the tree, and there they found a pile of gold. He may be a roisterer and act the fool, but he's got ‘bottom’, as they used to say in the 18th century, meaning he has substance. roisterous adjective It's been a roisterous time, filled with every strength and variety of wind from a ragamuffin breeze right through to a force eight gale, whipping in from the sea and over the moors. Example sentencesExamples Initially it feels leaden, the roisterous energy of the band's 2002 debut dissipated and replaced not with maturity but hesitancy. After decades of quiet ascent, Tokyo has become the roisterous epicenter of a sophisticated and constantly evolving global youth culture. Origin Late 16th century: from obsolete roister 'roisterer', from French rustre 'ruffian', variant of ruste, from Latin rusticus 'rustic'. Rhymes cloister, hoister, oyster Definition of roister in US English: roister verbˈroistərˈrɔɪstər [no object] Enjoy oneself or celebrate in a noisy or boisterous way. workers from the refinery roistered in the bars Example sentencesExamples Within the narrow range of south-western Holland, he roistered from one town to another, storing up themes and stories as he went. Against a flat midnight-blue background the roistering figures tumble about, squabbling with each other or brandishing colourful fire-sticks. He saw the cubs and adults roistering on the huge expanse of lawn that belonged to the posh street running parallel to Hillside Drive. He has affectionate memories of those days and the roistering workers who got drunk on Saturday nights. Mr. Ziegler's is an elegant, sympathetic, and extremely readable biography, which really does breathe the breath of roistering life back into the vanished knight of letters. Together they capture those long-lit days of summer when we roistered round the village. Piper lived with Arthur and me for four months in 2002, when we roistered around the local show circuit. The Wild Irish boy assumes the role of a roistering English rake, while Armida plays the part of an Italian diva. The first is devoted to work, the middle bit to domestic arrangements and the latter part to roistering in the style to which tabloid readers have become accustomed. Don't misunderstand me - I'm not going to run right out and start roistering around, smoking and drinking and carrying on. Synonyms enjoy oneself, celebrate, revel, carouse, frolic, romp, have fun, have a good time, make merry, have a party, party, eat, drink, and be merry, go on a spree Origin Late 16th century: from obsolete roister ‘roisterer’, from French rustre ‘ruffian’, variant of ruste, from Latin rusticus ‘rustic’.
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