WEEKENDER

weekender

(noun) a small suitcase to carry clothing and accessories for a weekend trip

weekender

(noun) someone who vacations on a weekend

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

weekender (plural weekenders)

Someone who visits a place for a weekend break.

Someone who takes part in a sport or similar event at weekends.

A small suitcase with the capacity needed for a weekend break.

A place used primarily for weekends away.

An event that takes place over a weekend.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

29 June 2024

INITIALISM

(noun) an abbreviation formed from the initial letters of the several words in the name and pronounced separately; “HTML is an initialism for HyperText Markup Language”


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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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