Roister — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

engage in boisterous, drunken merrymaking

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˈɔɪstɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˈɔɪstə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˈɔɪstə/

2 syllables Say it as /ɹˈɔɪstɚ/.

Examples

They were out carousing last night

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

carouse riot

Parts of Speech

verb	engage in boisterous, drunken merrymaking “They were out carousing last night”

Word Forms

carouse	noun	revelry in drinking; a merry drinking party
carouser	noun	someone who enjoys riotous drinking
carousal	noun	revelry in drinking; a merry drinking party
roisterer	noun	an especially noisy and unrestrained merrymaker
riot	noun	a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

faire la fête

se livrer à des réjouissances bruyantes et ivres

🇪🇸Spanish

jaranear

participar en alegres bulliciosos y borrachos

🇮🇹Italian

gallo

impegnarsi in allegrie chiassose e ubriache

🇳🇱Dutch

pret maken

deelnemen aan onstuimige, dronken vrolijkheid

🇷🇺Russian

бесчинствовать

заниматься шумным, пьяным весельем

India

🇮🇳Hindi

रोस्टर

उल्लासपूर्ण, नशे में मौज-मस्ती में संलग्न रहें

🇧🇩Bengali

রোস্টার

উদ্ধত, মাতাল উল্লাসে নিয়োজিত

🇮🇳Tamil

ரோஸ்டர்

ஆரவாரமான, குடிபோதையில் உல்லாசத்தில் ஈடுபடுங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

రోయిస్టర్

కోలాహలంగా, త్రాగి ఉల్లాసంగా పాల్గొనండి

🇮🇳Marathi

रोस्टर

उद्दाम, मद्यधुंद आनंदात गुंतणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

રોઇસ્ટર

ઉદાસીન, શરાબી આનંદમાં વ્યસ્ત રહેવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ರೋಸ್ಟರ್

ಅಬ್ಬರದ, ಕುಡಿದು ಉಲ್ಲಾಸದಲ್ಲಿ ತೊಡಗುತ್ತಾರೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

റോയിസ്റ്റർ

ആഹ്ലാദകരമായ, മദ്യപിച്ച് ഉല്ലാസത്തിൽ ഏർപ്പെടുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਰੋਸਟਰ

ਹੁਸ਼ਿਆਰ, ਸ਼ਰਾਬੀ ਮਸਤੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਸ਼ਾਮਲ ਹੋਵੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

روسٹر

شوخی، شرابی خوشیوں میں مشغول ہونا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

雄鸡

喧闹、醉酒狂欢

🇯🇵Japanese

名簿

酔っ払って騒々しい大騒ぎをする

🇰🇷Korean

로이스터

떠들썩하고 술에 취해 떠들썩하게 놀다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

người ở trọ

tham gia vào cuộc vui nhộn nhịp, say sưa

🇹🇭Thai

ไก่ตัวผู้

มีส่วนร่วมในการรื่นเริงเมาเหล้า

🇮🇩Indonesian

bersuka ria secara ribut

terlibat dalam pesta pora yang riuh dan mabuk

🇲🇾Malay

roster

terlibat dalam riuh rendah, mabuk riang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عربد

الانخراط في مرح صاخب ومخمور

🇮🇷Persian

خروس

به شادی پر شور و مستی بپردازید

🇹🇷Turkish

kızkardeş

gürültülü, sarhoş eğlencelerle meşgul olmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

רוסטר

לעסוק בשמחה סוערת, שיכורה

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The primary meaning of 'roister' is 'engage in boisterous, drunken merrymaking'.

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