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roister.

To engage in noisy, drunken, or riotous behaviour.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈɹɔɪstə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈɹɔɪstɚ/General-American
  1. To engage in noisy, drunken, or riotous behaviour.

    intransitive
  2. To walk with a swaying motion.

    intransitive
Where this word comes from

From Old French rustre, from Latin rusticus. Doublet of rustic.

noun/ˈɹɔɪstə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈɹɔɪstɚ/General-American
  1. A roisterer.

    archaic
  2. A session of noisy, drunken, or riotous behaviour.

    archaic
    The servants went out on the roister after getting paid.
Where this word comes from

From Old French rustre, from Latin rusticus. Doublet of rustic.

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