weekender

noun

week·​end·​er ˈwēk-ˈen-dər 

1

: one who vacations or visits for a weekend

2

: weekend bag

Examples of weekender in a Sentence

The town is populated with weekenders from New York City.

Recent Examples on the Web

This article is part of Condé Nast Traveler's annual Luggage Week, for which dozens of suitcases, backpacks, and weekender bags were road-tested by our editors. —Hannah Chubb, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Apr. 2026

The weekender may not be in every budget, in which case the puffer duffel from Bagsmart is a smart swap with its cushioned exterior pocket for laptops. —Jillian Dara, Travel + Leisure, 4 Apr. 2026

But that is exactly why a Connecticut couple with roots in Winsted created a food outpost of sorts on Colebrook River Road, where hungry residents, weekenders and truck drivers find good food and a warm welcome from the owners, Kelly and Bob McCarthy. —Emily M. Olson, Hartford Courant, 18 Mar. 2026

There is also second-row captain’s chairs, a Bowers & Wilkins Diamong surround sound system, and a matching set of two handmade Alpina weekender bags made from brown Lavalina leather. —Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 6 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1880, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for weekender

• bartender
• contender
• defender
• engender
• extender
• offender
• pretender
• provender
• surrender
• suspender
• transgender
• bender