Roister Definition

roistər
roisters
verb
To boast or swagger.
Webster's New World
To be lively and noisy; revel boisterously.
Webster's New World

(intransitive) To walk with a swaying motion.

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noun

(archaic) A roisterer.

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Origin of Roister

  • From obsolete roister roisterer probably from Old French rustre ruffian alteration of ruste from Latin rūsticus rustic rustic

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Old French rustre, from Latin rusticus.

    From Wiktionary

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