roisterer
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Roisterer — Roist er*er, n. A blustering, turbulent fellow. [1913 Webster] If two roisterers met, they cocked their hats in each other faces. Macaulay. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
roisterer — index hoodlum Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
roisterer — roister ► VERB ▪ enjoy oneself or celebrate in a noisy or boisterous way. DERIVATIVES roisterer noun roisterous adjective. ORIGIN from obsolete roister «roisterer», from French rustre ruffian … English terms dictionary
roisterer — noun see roister II … New Collegiate Dictionary
roisterer — noun One who roisters; a reveller … Wiktionary
roisterer — roist·er·er || rɔɪstÉ™rÉ™(r) n. one who celebrates without restraint, one who revels in a loud and riotous manner … English contemporary dictionary
roisterer — n. Swaggerer, bully, rioter, blustering fellow … New dictionary of synonyms
roisterer — rois·ter·er … English syllables
roisterer — noun an especially noisy and unrestrained merrymaker • Derivationally related forms: ↑roister • Hypernyms: ↑reveler, ↑reveller, ↑merrymaker … Useful english dictionary
roister — roisterer, n. roisterous, adj. roisterously, adv. /roy steuhr/, v.i. 1. to act in a swaggering, boisterous, or uproarious manner. 2. to revel noisily or without restraint. [1545 55; v. use of roister (n.) < MF ru(i)stre ruffian, boor, var. of… … Universalium
