raver

noun

rav·​er ˈrā-vər How to pronounce raver (audio)
1
: one that raves
2
: a person who frequents raves

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The art of sprouting is form of union in the rave community, per seasoned ravers on TikTok. Daniela Avila, People.com, 17 Apr. 2025 All my phases and influences were there too: raver, goth-lite, sporty, hood and hippie. Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2025 In the 1990s, as a street drug known as Special K, ketamine took ravers to euphoric states. Shayla Love, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2025 Initially worn by construction workers, Timberlands, as they became known, soon transcended their rugged origins and were embraced, beginning in the late ’70s, by everyone from the Milanese jet set to British ravers. Kin Woo, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for raver

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of raver was in the 15th century

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“Raver.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/raver. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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