weekday

[ week-dey ]

/ ˈwikˌdeɪ /

noun

any day of the week except Sunday or, often, Saturday and Sunday.

adjective

of or on a weekday: weekday occupations.

Nearby words

weeder, weedkiller, weeds, weedy, week, weekday, weekdays, weekend, weekend bag, weekend warrior, weekender

Origin of weekday

before 900; Middle English; Old English wicdæg. See week, day

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Examples from the Web for weekday

A couple years ago, I was walking one weekday morning down Court Street in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn and came upon Robin Williams.
When I Met Robin Williams in Afghanistan|Matthew Kaminski|August 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In Washington D.C., he could ride an 80 bus to the Capitol, early on a weekday morning.
What Paul Ryan Gets Wrong About ‘Inner-City’ Poverty|Jamelle Bouie|March 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
To beat the crowds, booking a ticket for a weekday afternoon is the best bet.
Digital Nomad Andrew Evans’s Six Top Travel Tips|Nina Strochlic|March 7, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Every weekday morning at 7:45 a.m., I make my 11-year-old daughter's school lunch.
The Global School Lunch Project|David Frum|December 18, 2012|DAILY BEAST

Every weekday morning we will ask readers of the blog to weigh in on our Daily Poll on Facebook.
Introducing the Daily Poll|Ryan Prior|February 27, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Weekday evenings are also often given over to the same purpose.
Book of Etiquette|Lillian Eichler
The weekday life was in keeping with the Knickerbocker Sabbath.
Fifth Avenue|Arthur Bartlett Maurice
Her body must be a weekday body, held in the world's estimate.
The Rainbow|D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence
Never full even on Sundays, this one weekday service was very miserably attended.
How It All Came Round|L. T. Meade
They hung on a pause, Helen perhaps surprised by Kipps' weekday magnificence.
Kipps|H. G. Wells

British Dictionary definitions for weekday

weekday

/ (ˈwiːkˌdeɪ) /

noun

any day of the week other than Sunday and, often, Saturday

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