raver
pronunciation
How to pronounce raver in British English:
UK [ˈreɪvə(r)]
How to pronounce raver in American English:
US [ ˈreɪvər]
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- Noun:
- a participant in a rave dancing party
- someone who rants and raves; speaks in a violent or loud manner
Word Origin
- raver (n.)
- c. 1400, "madman," agent noun from rave (v.). Meaning "attendee at a mass party" is from 1991. In Old French, the noun resveor meant "vagabond, night-prowler."
Example
- 1. Remember that raver kid we had ?
- 2. Upon a raver 's rhyme , let me evict you .
- 3. 12 / 12 Zurich , switzerland : a raver during the annual street parade
- 4. A drawing of a blue catfish ( ictalurus furcatus ) , courtesy of duane raver / u.s. fish and wildlife service .