day-tripper

[ dey-trip-er ]

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noun

a person who goes on a trip, especially an excursion, lasting all or part of a day but not overnight: The cruise boat operator said that the number of day-trippers exploded every fall.

Origin of day-tripper

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First recorded in 1895–1900; day trip + -er¹

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How to use day-tripper in a sentence

The true lover of the mountains flees the spot, for the day-tripper is a burden and desire fails.
Climbing in The British Isles, Vol. II | W. P. Haskett Smith

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