Bacchant \Bac"chant\, n.; pl. E. {Bacchants}, L. {Bacchantes}. [L. bacchans, -antis, p. pr. of bacchari to celebrate the festival of Bacchus.] 1. A priest of Bacchus. [1913 Webster] 2. A bacchanal; a reveler. --Croly. [1913 Webster]