party animal

noun

Definition of party animalnext
as in roisterer

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Recent Examples of party animal Release your inner party animal with capris in a fun, sheer leopard print, perfect for a girls' night out. — Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 10 May 2026 Librettist Lorenzo Da Ponte (Enyi Okoronkwo) is promoted to chief fellow party animal and tempter, showing up at Mozart’s door draped in women. — Television Critic, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026 When Charlie accidentally concusses himself and forgets their whole night together, Nora enlists the help of best friend and party animal Hailey to painstakingly recreate the same bash, beat by unhinged beat, to win him over again. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 7 May 2026 As the team toasted his 900th career win as a major-league manager, Counsell downed the bitter-tasting liqueur, a celebratory gesture for someone who’s not exactly known as a party animal. — Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 1 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for party animal
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  1. carouser
  2. binger
  3. celebrant
  4. partygoer
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  • Take William Shakespeare, who is often portrayed as a carouser, downing pints while exchanging barbs with his fellow writers, cheating on his wife with both men and women, passionately engaging his quill to reimagine the very nature of the human being.
    — Isaac Butler, The Atlantic, 3 Nov. 2025
Definition of carouser
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  • In just six episodes (early seasons were shorter), Widdicombe managed to run the gamut from successful watermelon binger to wheelbarrow tea brewer.
    — Matthew Jackson, Vulture, 12 June 2026
Definition of binger
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  • While the dangerous temperatures shuttered a slew of events, celebrants still packed the streets in Boston, Philadelphia and New York.
    — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026
  • What celebrants are celebrating, exactly, is diverse and personal.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 July 2026
Definition of celebrant
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  • Similarly, Newport Beach had warned partygoers to avoid lawbreaking before the takeover.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
  • In 2025, the average bachelorette partygoer spent about $1,300 per party, nearly double the average from 2019, according to the wedding planning site Joy.
    — Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 5 July 2026
Definition of partygoer

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