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RAVER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Someone who rants and raves; speaks in a violent or loud manner
Synonyms:
ranter; raver
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("raver" is a kind of...):
speaker; talker; utterer; verbaliser; verbalizer (someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous))
Derivation:
rave (talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A participant in a rave dancing party
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("raver" is a kind of...):
dancer; social dancer (a person who participates in a social gathering arranged for dancing (as a ball))
Derivation:
rave (participate in an all-night techno dance party)