wassailer

[Eng. wa ail, v.; -er.] One who joins in a wa ail or drinking-feast; a toper, a feaster, a reveler. "I am no wa ailer: Command me in all service save the Bacchant's." Byron: Sardana pal us , ii. 1. *was-ser-măn, subst . [Ger.=waterman.] A sea monster in the shape of a man. "The griesly Wa erman that makes his game The flying ships with swiftne to pursue." Spenser: F. Q., II. xii. 24. wast, v . i . [See def.) The second person singular of was (q. v.).