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merrymaker

American  
[mer-ee-mey-ker] / ˈmɛr iˌmeɪ kər /

noun

  1. a person who gaily or enthusiastically takes part in some festive or merry celebration; reveler.


Etymology

Origin of merrymaker

First recorded in 1820–30; merry + maker

Example Sentences

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Chief among them is Cornelis Dusart’s colorful “Shrovetide Revelers Entering a Courtyard,” in which pre-Lent carousing has gotten so out of hand that one merrymaker squats to relieve himself in public.

From New York Times • Jan. 19, 2012

From movies to theme parks to retail products, Disney is the hottest all- around merrymaker in America.

From Time Magazine Archive

He must have been a corpse even when I took him for a merrymaker.

From The Crimson Gardenia and Other Tales of Adventure by Beach, Rex Ellingwood

Even Cora, the family merrymaker, was quiet, until aroused from her reverie by an act of her brother who replenished the fire.

From The Daughter of a Republican by Babcock, Bernie

Among the guests was Colonel Hendrik Frey, the boniface of Canajoharie, a famous fun-lover and merrymaker.

From The Story of Cooperstown by Birdsall, Ralph