"roister" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈɹɔɪstə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈɹɔɪstɚ/ [General-American] Forms: roisters [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔɪstə(ɹ) Etymology: From Old French rustre, from Latin rusticus. Doublet of rustic. Etymology templates: {{der|en|fro|rustre}} Old French rustre, {{cog|la|rusticus}} Latin rusticus, {{doublet|en|rustic}} Doublet of rustic Head templates: {{en-noun}} roister (plural roisters)
  1. (archaic) A roisterer. Tags: archaic Synonyms: roister-doister
    Sense id: en-roister-en-noun-PTAVKg~U
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: royster [archaic]

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈɹɔɪstə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈɹɔɪstɚ/ [General-American] Forms: roisters [present, singular, third-person], roistering [participle, present], roistered [participle, past], roistered [past]
Rhymes: -ɔɪstə(ɹ) Etymology: From Old French rustre, from Latin rusticus. Doublet of rustic. Etymology templates: {{der|en|fro|rustre}} Old French rustre, {{cog|la|rusticus}} Latin rusticus, {{doublet|en|rustic}} Doublet of rustic Head templates: {{en-verb}} roister (third-person singular simple present roisters, present participle roistering, simple past and past participle roistered)
  1. (intransitive) To engage in noisy, drunken, or riotous behaviour. Tags: intransitive Synonyms: carouse, revel, riot
    Sense id: en-roister-en-verb-QkPR4RiQ
  2. (intransitive) To walk with a swaying motion. Tags: intransitive Synonyms: swagger
    Sense id: en-roister-en-verb-PZrBE0TY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 19 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: royster [archaic] Derived forms: roisterer, roisterous, roisterously

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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