day-tripper

noun

day-trip·​per ˈdā-ˌtri-pər How to pronounce day-tripper (audio)
: one who takes a trip that does not last overnight

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In peak season, estimates put the daily number of day-trippers visiting Venice at around 40,000, making a 200-guest wedding seem like a modest event. Laura Itzkowitz, Robb Report, 27 June 2025 Venice, a tourist hotspot that recently instituted a fee for day-trippers, comes as locals warn of high housing prices and flooding caused by climate change, the AP reported. Amalia Huot-Marchand, The Hill, 26 June 2025 Venice, home to sites like the Rialto Bridge, Doge’s Palace and Saint Mark’s Basilica, is home to about 50,000 people and gets around 20 million visitors yearly, mostly day-trippers from cruise ships or other cities. Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 21 June 2025 After the day-trippers leave Cinque Terre and others retire to their hotel rooms, villages are left in arguably their most magical state. Chloe Arrojado, AFAR Media, 17 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for day-tripper

Word History

First Known Use

1851, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of day-tripper was in 1851

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“Day-tripper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/day-tripper. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.

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