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RAVER

Pronunciation (US):

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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:

Nouns denoting people

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)

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