drunken reveller
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drunken reveler — noun someone who engages in drinking bouts • Syn: ↑drunken reveller, ↑bacchanal, ↑bacchant • Hypernyms: ↑drinker, ↑imbiber, ↑toper, ↑juicer … Useful english dictionary
reveller — BrE reveler AmE noun (countable usually plural) someone who is having fun singing, dancing etc in a noisy way: drunken revellers in Trafalgar Square on New Year s Eve … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
bacchanal — /ˈbækənal / (say bakuhnahl) noun 1. a follower of Bacchus. 2. a drunken reveller. 3. an occasion of drunken revelry; an orgy. –adjective 4. relating to Bacchus; bacchanalian. {Latin bacchānālis} …
bacchanal — n. & adj. n. 1 a wild and drunken revelry. 2 a drunken reveller. 3 a priest, worshipper, or follower of Bacchus. adj. 1 of or like Bacchus, the Greek or Roman god of wine, or his rites. 2 riotous, roistering. Etymology: L bacchanalis f. Bacchus… … Useful english dictionary
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
komast — noun A drunken reveller, especially as depicted in ancient Greek art … Wiktionary
bacchant — /ˈbækənt/ (say bakuhnt) noun (plural bacchants or bacchantes /bəˈkæntiz/ (say buh kanteez)) 1. a priest, priestess or votary of Bacchus; a bacchanal. 2. a drunken reveller. {Latin bacchans, present participle, celebrating the festival of Bacchus} …
