Definitions for wassailer
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
was•sailˈwɒs əl, -eɪl, ˈwæs-, wɒˈseɪl(n.)
(in early England) a salutation offered when presenting a cup of drink to a person or when drinking that person's health.
a festivity or revel with drinking of healths.
liquor, as hot spiced ale or wine, used in drinking another's health, esp. at Christmastime.
Category: Viniculture/Winemaking
(v.i.)to revel with drinking.
(v.t.)to toast (a person).
Origin of wassail:
1175–1225; ME was-hail=was be (OE wæs, var. of wes, impv. of wesan to be; akin to was ) +hailhale1, in good health (< ON heill hale)
was′sail•er(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
wassailer, carouser(noun)
someone who enjoys riotous drinking
toaster, wassailer(noun)
someone who proposes a toast; someone who drinks to the health of success of someone or some venture
Webster Dictionary
Wassailer(noun)
one who drinks wassail; one who engages in festivity, especially in drinking; a reveler
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