as in celebrant
one who engages in merrymaking especially in honor of a special occasion
chauffeured transportation was provided for those partygoers who had overindulged themselves at the bar
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Recent Examples of partygoer
Dated July 4, 1921, the group portrait features a maniacally grinning Torrance amid a sea of camera-facing partygoers.
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Spike Carter, Air Mail, 14 June 2025
Like the movie, some of the partygoers turned violent, throwing glass bottles, fighting and lighting multiple cars on fire.
—Beth Sobol, People.com, 8 July 2025
The teacher described hearing conversations surrounding a recent party during which students claim another student was severely inebriated and being attacked by other partygoers.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 23 May 2025
In Coogler’s cinematic and musical world of vampire horror, the Chinese characters are deeply integrated into the Delta’s Black community, dancing alongside Black partygoers.
—Erika Hayasaki, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 May 2025
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Spike Carter, Air Mail, 14 June 2025
Like the movie, some of the partygoers turned violent, throwing glass bottles, fighting and lighting multiple cars on fire.
—Beth Sobol, People.com, 8 July 2025
The teacher described hearing conversations surrounding a recent party during which students claim another student was severely inebriated and being attacked by other partygoers.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 23 May 2025
In Coogler’s cinematic and musical world of vampire horror, the Chinese characters are deeply integrated into the Delta’s Black community, dancing alongside Black partygoers.
—Erika Hayasaki, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for partygoer
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Local Catholics attended Mass at the Cathedral of the Incarnation midday April 21 that Rev. John Hammond presided over, and Spalding will be the celebrant at an official diocesan Mass.—
Liam Adams,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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Reports of a multiday, multimillion-dollar affair — is expected to draw hundreds of celebrants to a fragile lagoon city already grappling with overtourism — sparked concerns in Italy.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
23 June 2025
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And those statistics predate this year’s New Year’s Day attack on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, where a man drove a pickup truck into a crowd of revelers, killing 14.—
Scott Cohn,
CNBC,
14 July 2025
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Relatives said McFarlane went out with his buddies to celebrate Independence Day, and joined with a crowd of revelers lighting fireworks a few blocks from his home.—
Rebecca White,
New York Daily News,
13 July 2025
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“Partygoer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/partygoer. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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