raver

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

• Rhymes: -eɪvə(ɹ)

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.

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

• candy raver

raver

1. present of rave