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holidaymaker

American  
[hol-i-day-may-ker] / ˈhɒl ɪ deɪˌmeɪ kər /

noun

British.
  • holidaymakers
    plural
  1. vacationer.


Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms


Etymology

Origin of holidaymaker

First recorded in 1830–40; holiday + maker


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Lilia, a holidaymaker from an area north of Sevastopol, said the private sector was "struggling".

From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026

"By Sunday evening everything had really begun to empty out," a holidaymaker from Essex told the BBC, adding that the air was "really smoky" with bits of ash.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

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

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 Henry Handel Richardson

Around 77,000 people live here, but that number already triples during the summer due to incoming holidaymakers.

From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026

The seals are out but they are not basking in the sunshine and neither are the holidaymakers who've come to kayak on Loch Leven's placid surface.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

A forest fire in the Landes region of southwest France reignited early Saturday forcing the evacuation of another 100 residents and holidaymakers around the town of Luglon, authorities said.

From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026

The company noted renewed interest in Eastern Mediterranean destinations as holidaymakers return to the region after months of geopolitical uncertainty.

From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026

What if the Bottom was already bagged by a crowd of common holidaymakers, and all our carefully planned picnic was to be spoiled by their unwelcome intrusion?

From Tom, Dick and Harry by Talbot Baines Reed

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