Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

partier

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.97 in modern English

Syllables: parti-er
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who parties; a person who attends a party or other lively gathering.

noun

One who takes part in "party and play" activity, combining sex and recreational drugs.

Example Sentences

"Almost one third of lesbians and gay men are addicted to drugs. […] I don't ascribe bad intent, but as I walk through the last stumbling, mumbling partiers at the end of gay prides, I think […]"
"Gay circuit partiers, rave kids, and people in rural areas didn't identify themselves with the crack-using population."

Etymology

Etymology tree English party Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English partier From party + -er.

Inflected Forms

partiers (plural) partyer (alternative)

Phrases

third partier

Frequently Paired Words

third partier

Synonyms

celebrant partygoer

Questions

What does partier mean?: One who parties; a person who attends a party or other lively gathering.
Where does partier come from?: Etymology tree English party Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English partier From party + -er.

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