parader
Float accompanier, perhaps
A parader is someone who parades—marching in a procession or displaying themselves conspicuously.
The term applies literally to participants in parades: The paraders waved flags as they passed.
It can also suggest someone who shows off or flaunts something: a parader of wealth.
Creation or arrangement
- cadenceRhythmic pulse or pattern
- drillHole-boring device
- uniformIdentical throughout
- bandGroup playing music together
troop · platoon · column · regiment · contingent · squad · stride · step
Remains on surface
- cavalcadeCeremonial traveling procession
- carnivalTraveling amusement attraction
- festivalOrganized public celebration
- galaFestive formal occasion
jubilee · masquerade · costumes · fanfare · spectacle · extravaganza · grandeur · magnificence
Formal moving line
- coronationCeremony installing a sovereign
- inaugurationFormal beginning ceremony
- investitureCeremony conferring rank
- enthronementFormal investiture of sovereign
commemoration · convocation · ordination · consecration · dedication · ritual · formality · solemnity
Showily excessive
- flamboyantStrikingly bold in style
- flashyShowy, often tastelessly so
- theatricalExaggeratedly emotional for effect
- extravagantExceeding sensible bounds
dazzling · resplendent · peacockish · swaggering · pompous · strutting · preening · exhibitionist
formation
Creation or arrangement
band · troop · platoon · column · regiment · contingent · squad · stride · step · rhythm
floats
Remains on surface
- cavalcadeCeremonial traveling procession
- carnivalTraveling amusement attraction
- festivalOrganized public celebration
gala · jubilee · masquerade · costumes · fanfare · spectacle · extravaganza · grandeur · magnificence · splendor
procession
Formal moving line
- coronationCeremony installing a sovereign
- inaugurationFormal beginning ceremony
- investitureCeremony conferring rank
enthronement · commemoration · convocation · ordination · consecration · dedication · ritual · formality · solemnity · tradition
ostentatious
Showily excessive
- flamboyantStrikingly bold in style
- flashyShowy, often tastelessly so
- theatricalExaggeratedly emotional for effect
extravagant · dazzling · resplendent · peacockish · swaggering · pompous · strutting · preening · exhibitionist · showoff
paraderhider
One who conceals themselves
wallflower · recluse · hermit · lurker · shrinking violet
- parade routeStreet for marching festivities
- parade restFormal military relaxation stance
- ticker-tape paradesCelebrations with falling paper
- rain on one's paradeDiminish another's excitement
- rain on someone's paradeSpoil another's excitement
- parade floatsDecorated platforms in marches