merrymaker

noun

mer·​ry·​mak·​er ˈmer-ē-ˌmā-kər How to pronounce merrymaker (audio)
Synonyms of merrymakernext
: reveler

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Examples of merrymaker in a Sentence

merrymakers at the country club like to celebrate New Year's Eve in an especially grand style
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The man in charge of this band of merrymakers is Nigel Petersen — a thinly disguised Lorne Michaels — an inscrutable star-maker whose whims have shaped late-night comedy since the early 1980s. — Ron Charles, Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2023 According to the study, led by Shevach Friedler and published in Fertility and Sterility, a medical merrymaker visited the fertility clinic regularly for a year. — Patrick Morgan, Discover Magazine, 14 Jan. 2011

Word History

First Known Use

1797, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of merrymaker was in 1797

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“Merrymaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/merrymaker. Accessed 27 Mar. 2025.

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