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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Young women in prom dresses and heels skitter past Shula; disco lights spin over partygoers with beers in hand, some lounging in inflatable floaters in the water, others dancing around its edges, one couple ankle-deep. Namwali Serpell, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2025 Luckily, a fellow partygoer picked up the phone and decided to record a funny video for when she was finally reunited with it. Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025 Bass appeared to have been posing for photos at the party just before 8 p.m. Ghanaian time the day the fire ignited, or just before 12 p.m. in Los Angeles, according to a photo posted on social media where a partygoer’s watch is visible. Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2025 As the pig slowly roasts in an imu pit and the partygoers cut loose, the celebration boils over when Ryan uncovers the missing memory of when his life took a tragic turn. Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 7 Mar. 2025 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 2 Apr. 2025.

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