weekender
Americannoun
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a person who goes on a weekend vacation.
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a weekend guest.
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a traveling bag large enough to carry the clothing and personal articles needed for a weekend trip.
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a small pleasure boat, especially a sailboat, equipped to accommodate usually not more than four persons for a weekend cruise.
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a person who engages in a sport, hobby, or other activity occasionally, especially on weekends.
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Slang. a minor offender sentenced to serve a weekend or series of weekends in jail.
noun
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a person spending a weekend holiday in a place, esp habitually
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a house, shack, etc, occupied only at weekends, for holidays, etc
Etymology
Origin of weekender
Example Sentences
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The last weekender took place in April when goths brought their gloomy aesthetic to the cobbled lanes of the ancient fishing port.
From BBC • Oct. 30, 2023
If you’re the active type or just a weekender who wants the best, you can currently preorder the Apple Watch Ultra direct from Apple.
From The Verge • Sep. 7, 2022
Serve the ice cream as-is, straight from the freezer, or make like a three-day weekender and crumble cookies over the top.
From Salon • May 27, 2022
My first experience with the garden-erasing capacity of a woodchuck unhinged me when I was just coming to know rural life, as a weekender.
From Seattle Times • May 10, 2022
As a weekender he is in the A 1 class.
From Half-Hours with the Idiot by Bangs, John Kendrick
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