reveler

One making merry

A reveler is someone engaged in lively, boisterous celebration—drinking, dancing, and general merrymaking.

The word suggests festive abandon rather than quiet enjoyment: Revelers filled the streets after the team's victory.

New Year's Eve brings out revelers in every city.

Also spelled reveller.

celebrant

merrymaker

Person who celebrates joyfully

frolicker · raver · clubber · nightclubber · masquerader · dancer · bon vivant · pleasure-seeker · hedonist · party-animal

drinker

carouser

One who revels noisily

imbiber · toper · bibber · barfly · bacchanalian · roisterer · drunkard · guzzler · swiller · inebriate

occasion

carnival

Traveling amusement attraction

  • fiestaFestive public celebration
  • festivalOrganized public celebration
  • galaFestive formal occasion

jamboree · celebration · feast · banquet · soiree · shindig · bash · fete · hoedown · jubilee

mood

jovial

Cheerful and friendly

ebullient · elated · buoyant · effervescent · blithe · joyous · lighthearted · vivacious · sprightly · jaunty

Categories
Opposites
social energy and participation

revelerwallflower

Shy person avoiding socializing

killjoy · party pooper · spoilsport · wet blanket · buzzkill

attitude toward fun and celebration

revelerkilljoy

One who dampens merriment

spoilsport · puritan · prude · ascetic · teetotaler

temperament and lifestyle

revelerascetic

One who renounces indulgence

monk · stoic · sobersides · puritan · hermit

Family

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