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merrymaker

/mˈɛɹɪmˌeɪkɚ/ noun

One who makes merry; a reveler or celebrant.

Word Origin Merrymaker is someone who makes merry — creates fun and joy. Merry comes from Old English myrge 'pleasant', which originally meant 'short' (as in brief, but pleasant?). Make is from macian 'to construct'. So a merrymaker constructs merriment. The same pattern appears in peacemaker, troublemaker, and matchmaker.

noun One who makes merry; a reveler or celebrant. countable

Every party needs a merrymaker to keep the energy high and everyone laughing.

(名词) 作乐者；寻欢作乐者；狂欢者；欢庆者

每个派对都需要一个活跃气氛的人来保持高昂的情绪和大家的笑声。

(sustantivo) juerguista; parrandero; fiestero; animador [Persona que se divierte; un juerguista o celebrante.]

Toda fiesta necesita un animador que mantenga la energía alta y a todos riendo.

(nom) fêtard; noceur; joyeux luron [Personne qui fait la fête ou qui participe joyeusement à une célébration.]

Chaque soirée a besoin d'un merrymaker pour maintenir l'ambiance et faire rire tout le monde.

(Substantiv) Festteilnehmer; Feiernder; Ausgelassener; Spaßvogel [Person, die fröhlich feiert oder für Stimmung und Unterhaltung bei einer Feier sorgt.]

Auf jeder Party braucht es einen **merrymaker**, der die Stimmung hochhält und alle zum Lachen bringt.

(名詞) 陽気に騒ぐ人、酒宴や祭りで楽しむ人。

どんなパーティーでも、場の雰囲気を盛り上げ、みんなを笑わせるために陽気に騒ぐ人が必要になる。

(substantivo) folião; farrista; foliador; animador; brincalhão [Aquele que se diverte; um folião ou celebrante.]

Toda festa precisa de um folião para manter a energia alta e todos rindo.

Synonyms: reveler partygoer carouser celebrant festivist fun-lover jollier gala-goer Antonyms: spoilsport killjoy wet blanket gloomy person
Word parts: merry + make + er

Related words

merrily merriment merriness maker remake unmade

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