单词 | merrymaker |
释义 | merrymakern. A person who takes part in festivities; a reveller, a partygoer. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > social event > a merrymaking or convivial occasion > merrymaker > [noun] mirth-maker1592 junketer1721 merrymaker1797 junketeer1825 1797 W. Dunlap Diary (1931) I. 65 The settlements along the river are dutch, it is the holiday they call pinkster & every public house is crowded with merry makers. 1827 G. Griffin Holland-Tide iii. 236 Music..was constantly in high request..among the merry-makers. 1843 Zoologist 1 35 A party of merry-makers, who resorted to this unwonted saloon to sip their wine. 1884 Illustr. London News 13 Sept. 243/3 The merrymakers did not break up until a late hour. 1937 Life 26 July 23/2 They also saw..assorted merrymakers just eating and loafing. 1986 T. O. Echewa Crippled Dancer i. iii. 44 He wandered about among the dancers and the merry-makers. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1797 |
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