Synonyms

bacchant

American

[bak-uhnt, buh-kant, -kahnt] / ˈbæk ənt, bəˈkænt, -ˈkɑnt /

noun

a priest, priestess, or votary of Bacchus; bacchanal.
a drunken reveler.

adjective

inclined to revelry.

bacchant British

/ ˈbækənt /

noun

a priest or votary of Bacchus
a drunken reveller

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Other Word Forms

bacchantic

adjective

Etymology

Origin of bacchant

First recorded in 1690–1700, bacchant is from the Latin word bacchant- (stem of bacchāns, present participle of bacchārī to revel). See Bacchus, -ant

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Everyone who has ever seen a Jack Lemmon movie will instantly surmise that the model account exec is a three-button bacchant, and so he is.

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