as in celebrant
one who engages in merrymaking especially in honor of a special occasion
merrymakers at the country club like to celebrate New Year's Eve in an especially grand style
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Recent Examples of merrymaker
But her gamboling merrymakers, hammy showgirls, and blithe flaneurs insist otherwise.
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Jeremy Lybarger,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
Surveying a roomful of merrymakers during my visit, amid noise that could be an OSHA violation, Rodrigue cracks a small smile.
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Tom Sietsema,
Washington Post,
17 Jan. 2026
While the street entertainment is free to the public, merrymakers can also buy tickets to The Fezziwig Ball at the Skyview Ballroom.
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Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
26 Nov. 2025
Who would not raise a glass to the memory of so vexed a merrymaker, under whose spell the city is transformed into an exotic pastoral?
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Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
Finally, on the actual holiday, the streets of Five Points will once again fill with merrymakers enjoying more Irish food and drink specials at participating establishments.
—
al,
6 Mar. 2020
To the chagrin of liquor dealers, alcoholics, and general merrymakers across the state, Oregon’s Prohibition began five years before the Eighteenth Amendment was passed.
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Heather Arndt Anderson,
Sunset Magazine,
16 Jan. 2020
The festival, which usually draws 4,500 merrymakers, will include a grape stomp, live music, dancing, food trucks and a fall arts-and-crafts show, plus a kids zone.
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Los Angeles Times,
23 Aug. 2019
The stage was soon heaving with merrymakers inspired by a troupe of Hache’s ballroom community performers in leopard unitards and pink wigs strutting their inspirational moves to the beats.
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Hamish Bowles,
Vogue,
14 May 2019
Jeremy Lybarger,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
Surveying a roomful of merrymakers during my visit, amid noise that could be an OSHA violation, Rodrigue cracks a small smile.
—
Tom Sietsema,
Washington Post,
17 Jan. 2026
While the street entertainment is free to the public, merrymakers can also buy tickets to The Fezziwig Ball at the Skyview Ballroom.
—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
26 Nov. 2025
Who would not raise a glass to the memory of so vexed a merrymaker, under whose spell the city is transformed into an exotic pastoral?
—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
Finally, on the actual holiday, the streets of Five Points will once again fill with merrymakers enjoying more Irish food and drink specials at participating establishments.
—
al,
6 Mar. 2020
To the chagrin of liquor dealers, alcoholics, and general merrymakers across the state, Oregon’s Prohibition began five years before the Eighteenth Amendment was passed.
—
Heather Arndt Anderson,
Sunset Magazine,
16 Jan. 2020
The festival, which usually draws 4,500 merrymakers, will include a grape stomp, live music, dancing, food trucks and a fall arts-and-crafts show, plus a kids zone.
—
Los Angeles Times,
23 Aug. 2019
The stage was soon heaving with merrymakers inspired by a troupe of Hache’s ballroom community performers in leopard unitards and pink wigs strutting their inspirational moves to the beats.
—
Hamish Bowles,
Vogue,
14 May 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for merrymaker
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What celebrants are celebrating, exactly, is diverse and personal.
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The downtown streets were filled with weekend visitors, most under forty, as well as wedding goers and Pride celebrants.
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Tourists and Independence Day celebrators are expected to flock to Independence Mall on Saturday, when the new panels could be on display if the National Park Service installs them in time.
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Amethyst Martinez In New York City, celebrators had a plethora of events to choose from to mark the United States' 250th anniversary of its independence.
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