Comast

Alternative forms

• komast

Origin

From Ancient Greek κωμαστής (kōmastēs) ‘reveler’, from κῶμος (kōmos) ‘merrymaking’.

Full definition of comast

Noun

1. A reveler, usually drunken or riotous.
• 1996: Festivals of Dionysus were often characterized by ritual license and revelry, including reversal of social roles, cross-dressing by boys and men . . ., drunken comasts in the streets, as well as widespread boisterousness and obscenity. — The Oxford Classical Dictionary, 3rd edition, p. 481.

Synonyms

• (a reveler): reveler

Anagrams

• comsat
• mascot