merrymaker
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of merrymaker
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
Matteo seized the merrymaker, and was about to make short work with him, when his superior held his hand.
From Jack Harkaway and His Son's Escape from the Brigand's of Greece by Hemyng, Bracebridge
Juanita Sterling unavoidably brushed Miss Crilly on the way across, and smiled pleasantly, to which that middle-aged merrymaker responded with a whispered, "Ain't you swell, a-goin' with the president all the evening!"
From Polly and the Princess by Dowd, Emma C.
Harrison showed an unexpected sympathy with the futile, tragic little merrymaker.
From Short Stories of Various Types by Freck, Laura F.
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