raver

See also: Raver and r'aver

English

Etymology

From Middle English ravere, ravare, rafar, equivalent to rave +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪvə(ɹ)

Noun

raver (plural ravers)

1. A person who attends rave parties, or who belongs to that subculture.
   • 2005 October 10, Theunis Bates, “iPod is a DJ”, in Time:

     The life of a superstar DJ sounds like one endless party. You get to travel the world, perform for thousands of scantily clad ravers, and earn a stack of money.

   • 2005, Michael J. Gilmour, Call Me the Seeker, page 244:

     Ravers listen to technomusic at home, and some have commented that certain tracks of music can elicit ASC similar to the ones experienced at raves.

   • 2013, Simon Reynolds, Generation Ecstasy: Into the World of Techno and Rave Culture, page 291:

     In large part, happycore was the result of an exodus of white ravers from the jungle scene, in reaction to the influx of black youth and the attendant mood change from bonhomie to surliness.

2. A person who raves or rants.
   • 1968, “Lazy Sunday”, in Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake, performed by Small Faces:

     Wouldn't it be nice to get on with me neighbours / But they make it very clear they've got no room for ravers

   • 1975, David Gilmour, Richard Wright, Roger Waters (lyrics and music), “Shine On You Crazy Diamond”, in Wish You Were Here, performed by Pink Floyd:

     Well, you wore out your welcome with random precision / Rode on the steel breeze / Come on, you raver, you seer of visions / Come on, you painter, you piper, you prisoner, and shine

Derived terms

• candy raver

Translations

person who attends rave parties

• German: Raver m, Raverin f

Danish

Verb

raver

1. present of rave