holiday-maker
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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One holiday-maker, returning to DSA, told BBC Look North: "I'm disgusted. It's a waste of a good runway."
From BBC • Oct. 29, 2022
The Minister was put in mind of a holiday-maker settling into a sand dune.
From The New Yorker • Feb. 3, 2014
Suddenly, one of the groups move in on a young holiday-maker, using the Ronaldinho tactic.
From BBC • Jul. 18, 2012
"The British holiday-maker takes a very pragmatic view of possible risks, and will only consider canceling trips if there is a very real danger," said Sean Tipton, spokesman from the British travel agents.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 7, 2010
If there were not such curiosities, still the beauty of the mountains, lakes, streams and patches of forest would, with the bright invigorating air, make the holiday-maker seek them in numbers.
From The Long White Cloud by Reeves, William Pember
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