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
The thorn of the Parisian holiday-maker is the perpetual necessity of handing out small gratuities to a set of overgrown flunkies too lazy to split wood.
From Behind the Beyond and Other Contributions to Human Knowledge by Leacock, Stephen
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