roister

English

Etymology

From Old French rustre, from Latin rusticus.

Pronunciation

roi'stər

• Rhymes: -ɔɪstə(r)

Verb

roister (third-person singular simple present roisters, present participle roistering, simple past and past participle roistered)

1. (intransitive) To engage in noisy, drunken, or riotous behavior.
   • 1898, J. Meade Falkner, Moonfleet Chapter 4

     Then Elzevir cried out angrily, 'Silence. Are you mad, or has the liquor mastered you? Are you Revenue-men that you dare shout and roister? or contrabandiers with the lugger in the offing, and your life in your hand. You make noise enough to wake folk in Moonfleet from their beds.'

2. (intransitive) To walk with a swaying motion.

Synonyms

• (engage in noisy, drunken, or riotous behavior): carouse, revel, riot
• (walk with a swaying motion): swagger

Derived terms

• roisterer
• roisterous
• roisterously

Anagrams

• rioters