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
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.
—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
Hamilton SantaCon & 1K Fun Run A 1K fun run at Marcum Park kicks off Hamilton's second annual SantaCon, where merrymakers dress as the jolly ole elf and frolic throughout the city's Dora district, spreading holiday cheer, joy and perhaps ending up with a lump of coal in the stocking.
—Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 6 Dec. 2024
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
Sprinting pilgrims, jogging turkeys and other merrymakers donned in holiday garb will be running through The Woodlands on Thanksgiving Day morning as the annual holiday tradition Run Thru The Woods marks its 30th year in the township on Nov. 28.
—Jason Fochtman, Houston Chronicle, 28 Nov. 2019
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
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
Hamilton SantaCon & 1K Fun Run A 1K fun run at Marcum Park kicks off Hamilton's second annual SantaCon, where merrymakers dress as the jolly ole elf and frolic throughout the city's Dora district, spreading holiday cheer, joy and perhaps ending up with a lump of coal in the stocking.
—Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 6 Dec. 2024
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
Sprinting pilgrims, jogging turkeys and other merrymakers donned in holiday garb will be running through The Woodlands on Thanksgiving Day morning as the annual holiday tradition Run Thru The Woods marks its 30th year in the township on Nov. 28.
—Jason Fochtman, Houston Chronicle, 28 Nov. 2019
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for merrymaker
Noun
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No one — well, no habitué — is surprised when a meal is interrupted by street musicians or others, hired by celebrants to add extra fizz to someone’s special occasion.—
Tom Sietsema,
Washington Post,
17 Jan. 2026
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The holiday traditionally offered celebrants an opportunity to binge on rich, fatty foods like meat, eggs, milk, lard and cheese ahead of the fast.—
Marina Johnson,
IndyStar,
12 Jan. 2026
Noun
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There are those who don’t celebrate Christmas and need a night out to laugh with other non-celebrators.—
Randy McMullen,
Mercury News,
24 Dec. 2025
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The celebrators in Sydney, Australia, which is 19 hours ahead of California, were among the first people celebrating the holiday this year.—
Hannah Ruhoff,
Sacbee.com,
15 Dec. 2025
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“Merrymaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/merrymaker. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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