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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This Samsonite weekender bag is on sale for less than $100 and has pockets for your laptop and water bottle, and has a handy sleeve that slides over the handle of your carry-on suitcase. Rylee Johnston, Travel + Leisure, 29 May 2025 Following an appearance in the 2021 virtual edition of The Great Escape due to COVID restrictions, English Teacher performed at the weekender the following year in support of its Polyawkward EP. Sophie Williams, Billboard, 8 May 2025 The movie stars Booster as Noah, who enjoys one final trip with his friends to Fire Island while trying to help his best friend Howie (Bowen Yang) hook up with fellow weekender Charlie (James Scully) and ignore his own spark with Will (Conrad Ricamora). Glenn Garner, Deadline, 16 Apr. 2025 While full-time residents and savvy weekenders make up most of the traffic in the idyllic farm community, there’s plenty of room for day trippers. Demarco Williams, Forbes, 20 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 5 Jun. 2025.

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