Merrymaker
n.joyful, energeticplayful
What it means
A person taking cheerful, active part in a celebration.
Reach for it when describing festive enjoyment without assuming intoxication or unruly conduct
Each merrymaker carried a handmade lantern through the winter parade.
Choose between these
5- everyday
partygoer
attendance at a social party is the relevant fact
not when A partygoer may remain passive and need not spread cheer.
- professional
reveler
lively public festivity is the setting
not when Reveler can suggest noisy or intoxicated behavior absent from simple merrymaking.
- formal
someone habitually enjoys sociable food, drink, and culture
not when Bon vivant describes a lifestyle, not participation in one celebration.
- formal
celebrant
someone participates in a ceremony or celebration
not when Celebrant can also mean the person officiating at a rite.
- literary
carouser
drinking and noisy celebration are truly part of the scene
not when Carouser carries a disorderly, alcohol-centered implication.
Said against
4- killjoy
- mourner
- wallflower
- spoilsport
It naturally appears in
3- costumed merrymaker
A costumed merrymaker handed paper flowers to children along the route.
- young merrymaker
The young merrymaker kept perfect time on a borrowed drum.
- crowd of merrymakers
A crowd of merrymakers gathered beneath the clock at midnight.
Where this comes from
- wiktionary, English noun, person who takes part in merrymaking sense opens in a new tab · retrieved 2026-07-26
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