Antonyms for raver


Grammar : Adj, noun
Spell : reyv
Phonetic Transcription : reɪv


Definition of raver

Origin :
  • 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."
  • As in glowing : adj very happy, enthusiastic
  • As in mad person : noun person who is considered mentally ill
  • As in madperson : noun nut
  • As in braggart : noun person who talks boastingly
  • As in madman : noun lunatic
  • As in vaunter : noun braggart
Example sentences :
  • Mince the matter how his family would, had not his father died a raver?
  • Extract from : « Pierre; or The Ambiguities » by Herman Melville
  • Then Sapt was a raver too, for Sapt was foremost in the business.
  • Extract from : « Rupert of Hentzau » by Anthony Hope

Synonyms for raver

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