Roister

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈɹɔɪstÉ™(ɹ)/
• Rhymes: -ɔɪstÉ™(ɹ)

Origin

From Old French rustre, from Latin rusticus.

Full definition of roister

Verb

1. (intransitive) To engage in noisy, drunken, or riotous behavior.
• 1898, J. Meade Falkner, Moonfleet Chapter 4Then Elzevir cried out angrily, 'Silence. Are you mad, or has the liquor mastered you? Are you Revenue-men that you dare shout and roister? or contrabandiers with the lugger in the offing, and your life in your hand. You make noise enough to wake folk in Moonfleet from their beds.'
2. (intransitive) To walk with a swaying motion.

Synonyms

• (engage in noisy, drunken, or riotous behavior) carouse, revel, riot
• (walk with a swaying motion) swagger

Derived terms

• roisterer
• roisterous
• roisterously

Noun

1. (archaic) A roisterer.
• 1839, The New Monthly Magazine (page 411)The youth who had joined the roisters, was apparently about eighteen...

Anagrams

• rioters