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Definitions for Rouser

[1] to bring out of a state of sleep, unconsciousness, inactivity, fancied security, apathy, depression, etc.: He was roused to action by courageous words.
[2] to stir or incite to strong indignation or anger.
[3] to cause (game) to start from a covert or lair.
[4] Nautical . to pull by main strength; haul.
[5] to come out of a state of sleep, unconsciousness, inactivity, apathy, depression, etc.
[6] to start up from a covert or lair, as game.
[7] a rousing.
[8] a signal for rousing; reveille.
[9] a person or thing that rouses people, such as a stirring speech or compelling rock song (in combination ) rabble-rouser
[10] to bring (oneself or another person) out of sleep, unconsciousness, etc, or (of a person) to come to consciousness in this way
[11] (tr) to provoke, stir, or excite to rouse someone's anger
[12] rouse oneself to become active or energetic
[13] hunting to start or cause to start from cover to rouse game birds
[14] (intr) falconry (of hawks) to ruffle the feathers and cause them to stand briefly on end (a sign of contentment)
[15] (raʊs ) (intr foll by on ) Australian to speak scoldingly or rebukingly (to)
[16] mainly US another term for reveille
[17] an alcoholic drink, esp a full measure
[18] another word for carousal

Words nearby Rouser

ourke, rous, rous sarcoma, rous sarcoma virus, rous-associated virus, rouse, rouseabout, rouser, rousing, rousseau, rousseau, jean-jacques

Origin of Rouser

11480–90 in sense “(of a hawk) to shake the feathers”; 1525–35 for def 3 ; origin uncertain

Other words from Rouser

rous·ed·ness [rou -zid-nis] /ˈraʊ zɪd nɪs/ , noun
rous·er , noun
un·roused , adjective

Word origin for Rouser

C17: probably a variant of carouse (as in the phrase drink a rouse , erroneous for drink carouse ); compare Danish drikke en rus to become drunk, German Rausch drunkenness