weekend warrior
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- noun
- /ˈwiːkˌɛnd ˈwɔːriər/
- Jargon
:
reservista
- After work, he becomes a weekend warrior, dedicating his time to serving in the reserves.
Examples
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Ingram says the Guard that he joined suffered from the "weekend warrior" stigma and was seen as a refuge for those who wanted to avoid combat in Vietnam.
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My older brother M**** managed to squeeze himself into an Air Force Reserve slot and spent 7 weekend warrior years as a fireman at Andrews AFB.
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Many weekend warriors participate in training exercises to maintain their military readiness.
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As a weekend warrior, she juggles her civilian job with her duties in the National Guard.
Synonyms
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A person with military training who is not on active duty but can be called to serve
Surface Forms
Morphology
The components 'weekend' (leisure time) and 'warrior' (combatant) allow a learner to infer someone who vigorously pursues activities on weekends; however 'warrior' is used metaphorically and the sense of an amateur/hobbyist (not literal combat or professional status) requires cultural/pragmatic knowledge. Because the relation is a clear metaphorical extension but not fully predictable from the parts alone, this is best classified as semi-transparent.
Etymology
Weekend warrior comes from reserve soldiers who did their training and duty only on weekends. They were literally a warrior for a weekend, so the phrase now means 'a member of the military reserve who serves mainly on weekends'.