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roister

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roist⋅er

  [roi-ster]
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–verb (used without object)
1. to act in a swaggering, boisterous, or uproarious manner.
2. to revel noisily or without restraint.
Origin:
1545–55; v. use of roister (n.) < MF ru(i)stre ruffian, boor, var. of ru(i)ste rustic

Related forms:
roist⋅er⋅er, noun
roist⋅er⋅ous, adjective
roist⋅er⋅ous⋅ly, adverb
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rois·ter   (roi'stər)   
intr.v.   rois·tered, rois·ter·ing, rois·ters

  1. To engage in boisterous merrymaking; revel noisily.

  2. To behave in a blustering manner; swagger.


[From obsolete roister, roisterer, probably from Old French rustre, ruffian, alteration of ruste, from Latin rūsticus, rustic; see rustic.]
rois'ter·er n., rois'ter·ous adj., rois'ter·ous·ly adv.
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Word Origin & History

roister 
1582, from an obsolete noun roister "noisy bully" (1551), from M.Fr. ruistre "ruffian," from O.Fr. ruste "rough country fellow," from L. rusticus (see rustic).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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