raver

rave

 (rāv)

v. raved, rav·ing, raves

v.intr.

1. To speak wildly, irrationally, or incoherently.

2. To move with great violence or intensity: The storm raved along the coast.

3. To speak or write with wild enthusiasm: Critics raved about the new play.

4. To attend a rave.

v.tr.

To utter or express in a frenzied or unrestrained manner.

n.

1. The act or an instance of raving.

2. Informal An extravagantly enthusiastic opinion or review: The play received raves.

3.

a. An all-night dance party, especially one at which techno, house, or other electronically synthesized music is played.

b. Chiefly British A raucous party; a rave-up.

adj. Informal

Relating to or being an extravagantly enthusiastic opinion or review.

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[Middle English raven, from Old North French raver, variant of resver, to dream, wander, rave.]

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rav′er n.

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raver

(ˈreɪvə)

n

1. Brit a person who leads a wild or uninhibited social life

2. (Pop Music) a person who enjoys rave music, esp one who frequents raves

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	raver - a participant in a rave dancing party social dancer, dancer - a person who participates in a social gathering arranged for dancing (as a ball)
	2.	raver - someone who rants and raves; speaks in a violent or loud manner ranter speaker, talker, verbaliser, verbalizer, utterer - someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous); "the speaker at commencement"; "an utterer of useful maxims"

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Translations

raver

[ˈreɪvəʳ] N (Brit) → juerguista mf, marchoso/a m/f

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raver

[ˈreɪvə^r] n (British)

(= party animal) → raveur/euse m/f

(= rave-goer) → raveur/euse m/f

(= person into rave music) → raveur/euse m/frave review n → critique f dithyrambique

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raver

n

(Brit inf) → Raver(in) m(f)

(dated Brit sl) → flotte Biene (dated inf); she’s a real little raver → sie führt ein flottes Leben

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raver

[ˈreɪvəʳ] n (Brit) (fam) → festaiolo/a

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