weekday

[week-dey]

noun

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

adjective

of or on a weekday: weekday occupations.

Origin of weekday

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

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Examples from the Web for weekday

Contemporary Examples of 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
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
To beat the crowds, booking a ticket for a weekday afternoon is the best bet.
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Nina Strochlic
March 7, 2013
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
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

Historical Examples of weekday

I don't know whether these were his weekday or his Sunday clothes.
A Jolly Fellowship
Frank R. Stockton
Her body must be a weekday body, held in the world's estimate.
The Rainbow
D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence
She herself, Ursula Brangwen, must know how to take the weekday life.
The Rainbow
D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence
Her soul must have a weekday value, known according to the world's knowledge.
The Rainbow
D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence
Well, then, there was a weekday life to live, of action and deeds.
The Rainbow
D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence

British Dictionary definitions for weekday

weekday

noun

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

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Word Origin and History for weekday

Old English wicdæge "day of the week" (cf. Old High German wehhatag, Old Norse vikudagr). See week + day. In Middle English, any day other than Sunday.