roister Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb engage in boisterous, drunken merrymaking
    carouse; riot.
    • They were out carousing last night

WordNet

Roist"er intransitive verb
Etymology
Probably fr. F. rustre boor, a clown, clownish, fr. L. rustucus rustic. See Rustic.
Definitions
  1. To bluster; to swagger; to bully; to be bold, noisy, vaunting, or turbulent.
    I have a roisting challenge sent amongst The dull and factious nobles of the Greeks. Shak.
Roist"er noun
Definitions
  1. See Roisterer.

Webster 1913