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

Examples of day-tripper in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Farther away, Venice, Italy, has started a program to charge day-trippers an entry fee for the city, hoping to discourage visits on peak days. Karim Doumar, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2024 The 47-square-mile island, which has around 15,500 year-round residents, is expecting an incredible 3.4 million visitors this season, over 1 million of them day-trippers arriving via cruise ship. Flora Stubbs, Travel + Leisure, 5 Aug. 2024 Last April, day-trippers to the city started having to pay a 5-euro entry fee, and large cruise ships have been banned from entering the Venice lagoon. Paul Thornton, The Mercury News, 2 Aug. 2024 Venice recently wrapped up its day-tripper fee experiment, which required tourists visiting the Italian city for less than 24 hours to pay €5 (about $5.50). Ella Feldman, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for day-tripper 

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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 Sep. 2024.

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