roister
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roister
- /ˈɹɔɪstə/ UK
- /ˈɹɔɪstɚ/ US
Rhymes with -ɔɪstə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From Old French rustre, from Latin rusticus. Doublet of rustic.
verb roisters · roistering · roistered · royster
- To engage in noisy, drunken, or riotous behaviour. Then Elzevir cried out angrily, 'Silence. Are you mad, or has the liquor mastered you? Are you Revenue-men that you dare shout and roister? or contrabandiers with the lugger in the offing, and your life in your hand. You make noise enough to wake folk in Moonfleet from their beds.'
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To walk with a swaying motion.
Similar: swagger
noun roisters · royster
- A roisterer. He now suspected that the grave roysters of the mountain had put a trick on him, and having dosed him with liquor, had robbed him of his gun.
- A session of noisy, drunken, or riotous behaviour. The servants went out on the roister after getting paid.
Similar: roister-doister
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noun
Similar: roister-doister
Talk about this word "roister." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/roister. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. roister. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/roister "roister." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/roister.Cite this
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title = {roister},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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