partygoer

noun

par·​ty·​go·​er ˈpär-tē-ˌgō-ər How to pronounce partygoer (audio)
: a person who attends a party or who attends parties frequently

Examples of partygoer in a Sentence

chauffeured transportation was provided for those partygoers who had overindulged themselves at the bar
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In that moment, no matter what part of oldies culture these partygoers resonated with, Modelo beers were raised to the sky in appreciation for the music and the moment. Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 19 Nov. 2024 The source of those flames: a Christmas celebration that climaxes with ten helicopters dropping fake snow on the partygoers, a stunt that turns out to be a bad idea because of strong winds and some not-up-to-code fire extinguishers. Keith Phipps, Vulture, 17 Nov. 2024 Chloe Parrett, 19, was shot alongside six others, four fatally, when a lone gunman opened fire on partygoers at her brother's 21st birthday party in Florence. Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 21 Sep. 2024 In 2013, bartenders, drink runners and bouncers were arrested in the resort’s nightclubs and pool parties for offering drugs and prostitutes to undercover police officers posed as partygoers (one staffer attempted to sell a cop a full pound of cocaine). Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for partygoer 

Word History

First Known Use

1831, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of partygoer was in 1831

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“Partygoer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/partygoer. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.

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