roister or royster /roiˈstər/ noun- A blusterer
- A noisy reveller
intransitive verb- To bluster, swagger
- To revel noisily
ORIGIN: OFr rustre a rough, rude fellow, from OFr ruste, from L rusticus rustic roist or royst intransitive verb (back-formation from the noun) to roister roisˈterer or roysˈterer noun roisˈtering noun roisˈterous or roysˈterous adjective roisˈterously adverb roisˈting or roysˈting adjective - Blustering, boisterous
- Rousingly defiant (Shakespeare)
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