Saturday

noun

Sat·​ur·​day ˈsa-tər-(ˌ)dā 

-dē

: the seventh day of the week

Saturdays

ˈsa-tər-(ˌ)dāz  -dēz 

adverb

Examples of Saturday in a Sentence

He will arrive next Saturday.

His birthday falls on a Saturday this year.

Recent Examples on the Web

Ahead of the Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting Saturday, the mood in the air was cautiously optimistic as new and returning investors weighed the company’s direction under a new chief executive. —Yun Li,alex Harring,sarah Min, CNBC, 2 May 2026

Amazon owner Jeff Bezos and his wife Lauren Sanchez Bezos have reportedly invited guests to a Saturday night party preceding Monday’s Met Gala, which the couple is co-chairing. —Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 2 May 2026

Johnson will celebrate his 54th birthday on Saturday, May 2. —Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026

Videos from Saturday night showed water rising above waist level, cars floating down the street, and residents scrambling to higher ground. —Bo Evans, CBS News, 1 May 2026

Word History

Etymology

Middle English saterday, from Old English sæterndæg (akin to Old Frisian sāterdei), from Latin Saturnus Saturn + Old English dæg day

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing Saturday

• Holy Saturday
• Saturday night special

Kids Definition

Saturday

noun

Sat·​ur·​day ˈsat-ərd-ē 

: the seventh day of the week

Etymology

Old English sæterndæg, literally, "Saturn's day," derived from Latin Saturnus "Saturn"

Word Origin

Several of the days of the week, such as Tuesday and Wednesday, get their English names from Germanic gods, but Saturday gets its name from a Roman one. Saturnus was the name of an important Roman god of agriculture, known in English as Saturn. The Old English word sæterndæg, "Saturn's day," came originally from the god's Latin name. The modern English Saturday comes from the Old English sæterndæg.