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raver

noun

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Wiktionary

name

  1. A surname.

noun

Etymology: From Middle English ravere, ravare, rafar, equivalent to rave + -er.

  1. A person who attends rave parties, or who belongs to that subculture.

    The life of a superstar DJ sounds like one endless party. You get to travel the world, perform for thousands of scantily clad ravers, and earn a stack of money.

    Ravers listen to technomusic at home, and some have commented that certain tracks of music can elicit ASC similar to the ones experienced at raves.

  2. A person who raves or rants.

    Wouldn't it be nice to get on with me neighbours / But they make it very clear they've got no room for ravers

    Well, you wore out your welcome with random precision / Rode on the steel breeze / Come on, you raver, you seer of visions / Come on, you painter, you piper, you prisoner, and shine