weekender

noun

week·​end·​er ˈwēk-ˈen-dər How to pronounce weekender (audio)
1
: one who vacations or visits for a weekend
2

Examples of weekender in a Sentence

The town is populated with weekenders from New York City.
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The accompanying shift in focus—away from Josh and Iris’s relationship and toward the former’s true motivation for acquiring the robot—also gives space for another one of the weekenders (played by Lukas Gage) to have some fun toying with a secret of his own. David Sims, The Atlantic, 3 Feb. 2025 Northern Irish electronic duo Bicep, meanwhile, will be bringing their Chroma AV DJ set to the weekender. Sophie Williams, Billboard, 28 Jan. 2025 The brand has slashed prices on its best-selling weekenders, backpacks, and crossbody bags during its Winter Sale. Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 17 Jan. 2025 Sunday is when weekenders usually return home and is before the Monday check-ins typical of business travelers. Deb Hopewell, AFAR Media, 15 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for weekender 

Word History

First Known Use

1880, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of weekender was in 1880

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“Weekender.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/weekender. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.

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