vacationer
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2.0
- noun
- /vəˈkeɪʃənər/
- US
:
vacacionista
- The hotel was fully booked with vacationers looking to escape the winter cold.
- tourists and vacationers
Examples
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Vacationers enjoy soaking up the sun on the beach during the summer months.
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Vacationers visit the national parks to admire the beautiful scenery and relax.
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These vacationers should stick to the road.
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Kids go back to school, vacationers return to work, and the pace picks up at the office.
Blog text (14) -
The others were rental units for vacationers who had canceled out.
Fiction book (1991) -
Highway 59 is a very dangerous highway with distracted vacationers trying to get to the beach.
Blog text (25) -
The summer vacationers, perched in warm Manhattan apartments, know nothing of the lives their houses live in winter.
Fiction book (1998) -
There's still warmth in the sun, the cricket's song is mellow, and the vacationers are mostly gone.
Fiction book (2002) -
One cool evening, he put on a special performance for a roomful of young and old vacationers in the rustic Community Hall at Otter Creek.
Academic text (2011) -
Mexico's tourism industry—which brings in $11 billion annually—depends on 15 million American vacationers each year.
Academic text (2009)
Synonyms
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1.0
A person who travels to visit places for pleasure
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1.2
A person who stays in a tent or cabin for a short time to enjoy nature
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2.8
A person who travels carrying their things in a bag on their back, often for long, cheap trips
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2.5
A person who recently married and is on a holiday after their wedding
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4.8
A person who makes a short trip for pleasure to see sights
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4.9
A person who spends weekends away from home
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2.8
A person who visits famous places while traveling as a tourist
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2.7
A person who goes away from home for fun
A person who travels to rest and enjoy free time
A person who travels for pleasure on holiday
A person who stays in Maine only during the summer as a visitor
A person who travels on holiday living in a small home pulled by a car
A person who travels with a caravan, often for holidays or to live on the road
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Etymology
The word vacationer comes from vacation, which comes from the old Latin word vacare meaning 'to be empty' or 'to be free'. Think of a vacationer as someone who 'empties' their work time and makes it free so they can relax away from home.