drunken reveler
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drunken reveller — noun someone who engages in drinking bouts • Syn: ↑drunken reveler, ↑bacchanal, ↑bacchant • Hypernyms: ↑drinker, ↑imbiber, ↑toper, ↑juicer … Useful english dictionary
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bacchanal — n. /bah keuh nahl , bak euh nal , bak euh nl/; adj. /bak euh nl/, n. 1. a follower of Bacchus. 2. a drunken reveler. 3. an occasion of drunken revelry; orgy; bacchanalia. adj. 4. pertaining to Bacchus; bacchanalian. [1530 40; < L Bacchanal, equiv … Universalium
bacchanal — bac•cha•nal n. [[t]ˌbɑ kəˈnɑl, ˌbæk əˈnæl, ˈbæk ə nl[/t]] adj. [[t]ˈbæk ə nl[/t]] n. 1) myt a worshipper of Bacchus 2) a drunken reveler 3) an occasion of drunken revelry; orgy; bacchanalia 4) myt pertaining to Bacchus or the Bacchanalia •… … From formal English to slang
drinker — noun 1. a person who drinks liquids (Freq. 1) • Derivationally related forms: ↑drink • Hypernyms: ↑consumer • Hyponyms: ↑gulper, ↑guzzler, ↑quaffer, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
imbiber — noun a person who drinks alcoholic beverages (especially to excess) • Syn: ↑drinker, ↑toper, ↑juicer • Ant: ↑nondrinker (for: ↑drinker) • Derivationally related forms … Useful english dictionary
juicer — noun 1. a person who drinks alcoholic beverages (especially to excess) • Syn: ↑drinker, ↑imbiber, ↑toper • Ant: ↑nondrinker (for: ↑drinker) • Derivatio … Useful english dictionary
toper — noun a person who drinks alcoholic beverages (especially to excess) • Syn: ↑drinker, ↑imbiber, ↑juicer • Ant: ↑nondrinker (for: ↑drinker) • Derivationally related form … Useful english dictionary
bac|cha|na|li|an — «BAK uh NAY lee uhn, NAYL yuhn», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. having to do with the Bacchanalia. 2. drunken and wildly merry; bacchantic; bacchic. –n. a drunken reveler; bacchant … Useful english dictionary
bac|chant — «BAK uhnt», noun, plural bac|chants, bac|chan|tes «buh KAN teez», adjective. –n. 1. a priest or man worshiper of Bacchus; bacchanal. 2. a drunken reveler. –adj … Useful english dictionary
