Noun: bacchant (bacchantes,bacchants) ba-kunt
- (classical mythology) a priest or votary of Bacchus
"The bacchant led the wild celebrations in honour of the god of wine"
- A drunken reveller; a devotee of Bacchus
"The bacchant's raucous laughter echoed through the tavern";
- bacchanal
- Someone who engages in drinking bouts
"The bacchantes stumbled out of the bar at closing time";
- drunken reveler [US], drunken reveller, bacchanal
Derived forms: bacchants, bacchantes
Type of: buff, devotee, drinker, fan, imbiber [informal], juicer [N. Amer, informal], lover, soak [informal], sponge [informal], toper [literary], votary
Encyclopedia: Bacchant