playtron n. an observer or vistor at a Renaissance fair or festival who wears a costume suited for the time period. Etymological Note: play(er) + patron (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
playtron n.— «I’ve been attending the festival since 1988 and during the 1992 and 1993 seasons I was a member of the volunteer group known alternately as the Support Troupe, Playtrons, or POR Folk.» —“Re: Sterling NY Alumni...
playtron n.— «Such devotion is common among “Rennies” or “playtrons,” as the most serious Renaissance-obsessed merrymakers call themselves. Many have attended the festival for decades—sometimes traveling great...
Rennie n.— «Such devotion is common among “Rennies” or “playtrons,” as the most serious Renaissance-obsessed merrymakers call themselves. Many have attended the festival for decades—sometimes traveling great...
festino n.— «It’s that time of year again when lovers of the arts, fondly known as festinoes, make their annual pilgrimage to the Grahamstown Arts Festival in the Eastern Cape.» —“Witsies will also have a role to play at the...
sushero n.— «In Chicago, there are so many Mexican sushi chefs that a new word was created to describe them: “sushero.” In Los Angeles last fall at the seventh annual Japanese food festival in Little Tokyo, a Salvadoran chef won the sushi...