day-tripper

noun

day-trip·​per ˈdā-ˌtri-pər 

: one who takes a trip that does not last overnight

Examples of day-tripper in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

More than 20 day-trippers, campers and anglers were temporarily stranded at Gunnison National Park after mudslides blocked East Portal Road, officials added. — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026

The unfamiliar faces include day-trippers driving in from South Carolina, Tennessee and other parts of North Carolina to spend several hours floating down the French Broad River for around $30 per person, Anderson said. — Mae Anderson, Fortune, 5 July 2026

Retreat to Castel Badia For a little alpine town, Cortina can get hectic on weekends, when day-trippers from Venice and Verona pour in by the busload. — Winston Ross, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

In 2024, Venice was the first tourist city in the world to introduce fees for day-trippers during peak travel season. — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 22 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1851, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for day-tripper

• chipper
• clipper
• dipper
• flipper
• gripper
• kipper
• nipper
• ripper
• shipper
• skipper
• slipper
• stripper