as in celebrator
one who engages in merrymaking especially in honor of a special occasion
all of the celebrants at the birthday party received a favor to take home
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Recent Examples of celebrant
Cops have arrested three of the illicit synagogue celebrants and were looking for the fourth, police said.
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Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 24 Jan. 2025
In London, a stormy forecast couldn't stop celebrants from gathering around the London Eye and clogging vehicle traffic nearby as the massive Ferris wheel was lit up in sky blasting light of blue, yellow and red.
—Astha Rajvanshi, NBC News, 1 Jan. 2025
The New Orleans truck-ramming incident on New Year’s Eve was a tragedy that killed 15 people and injured more than 30 celebrants in the French Quarter.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2025
Waves of curious tourists, game day celebrants, old hippies, SXSW guests and off-duty military personnel joined poets, comedians, entertainers, street food vendors and, for a while, feuding street gangs on this Avenue of Dreams.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 16 Apr. 2024
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Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 24 Jan. 2025
In London, a stormy forecast couldn't stop celebrants from gathering around the London Eye and clogging vehicle traffic nearby as the massive Ferris wheel was lit up in sky blasting light of blue, yellow and red.
—Astha Rajvanshi, NBC News, 1 Jan. 2025
The New Orleans truck-ramming incident on New Year’s Eve was a tragedy that killed 15 people and injured more than 30 celebrants in the French Quarter.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2025
Waves of curious tourists, game day celebrants, old hippies, SXSW guests and off-duty military personnel joined poets, comedians, entertainers, street food vendors and, for a while, feuding street gangs on this Avenue of Dreams.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 16 Apr. 2024
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“Celebrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/celebrant. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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