Rejoicers

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. Individuals who express or experience feelings of joy and happiness
2. People who show delight and gladness often in response to good news or success
3. Those who manifest genuine pleasure or satisfaction in a particular event or situation

Etymology: "Rejoicers" is simply the plural of "rejoicer," a noun formed by adding the agent suffix "-er" to "rejoice." The suffix turns a verb into a term for the one performing the action, so a rejoicer is someone who rejoices. "Rejoice" itself came into English from Old French "rejoir," meaning to make glad again, built from the prefix "re-" and "joir," to be glad, which in turn comes from Latin "gaudere," to rejoice.

Synonyms: celebrants, exultants

Antonyms: mourners, sorrowers