name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
raver
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Sound
Pronunciation
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rhymes with -eɪvə(ɹ)
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CMU ARPABET: R EY1 V ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A person who attends rave parties, or who belongs to that subculture.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 3
A person who raves or rants.
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noun
Meaning 4
someone who rants and raves; speaks in a violent or loud manner
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: ranter
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Broader terms: speaker, talker, utterer, verbalizer, verbaliser
noun
Meaning 5
a participant in a rave dancing party
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: dancer, social dancer
History
Etymology
From Middle English ravere, ravare, rafar, equivalent to rave + -er.
Across languages
Translations
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- French: teufeur — person who attends rave parties
- French: teufeuse — person who attends rave parties
- Georgian: რეივერი (reiveri) — person who attends rave parties
- German: Raver — person who attends rave parties
- German: Raverin — person who attends rave parties