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holidaymaker

American  
[hol-i-dey-mey-ker] / ˈhɒl ɪ deɪˌmeɪ kər /

noun

British.
  1. vacationer.


Etymology

Origin of holidaymaker

First recorded in 1830–40; holiday + maker

Example Sentences

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A judge in Turkey has now instructed investigators to look into both Mr Kerry's death and the alleged assault on the other holidaymaker, Mr Polak told the BBC.

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2025

It was brought home by a Norfolk holidaymaker who had it brought to his attention during a trip across the pond.

From BBC • Feb. 5, 2025

A coroner has said she is "in the hands of the Turkish authorities" over the death of a British holidaymaker found in a hotel lift shaft.

From BBC • Dec. 31, 2024

"We were stuck in the airport for about seven or eight hours yesterday. We were left high and dry," said Maria Ball a holidaymaker from Liverpool, in northwest England.

From Reuters • Aug. 29, 2023

At intervals, a belated holidaymaker was still to be met with hurrying townwards: only they two were leaving the town, and its innocent revels, behind them.

From Maurice Guest by Richardson, Henry Handel

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