weekender

noun

week·​end·​er ˈwēk-ˈen-dər How to pronounce weekender (audio)
1
: one who vacations or visits for a weekend
2

Examples of weekender in a Sentence

The town is populated with weekenders from New York City.
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There are weekender bags, and then there’s the Voyager—a quietly commanding addition to Nili Lotan’s repertoire. Air Mail, 7 June 2025 The season where New Yorkers pack their tennis whites and Hermès Oran sandals into a leather weekender; throw it in the back of a Blacklane, Blade, or their own Range Rover; and head out to Hamptons. Elise Taylor, Vogue, 6 June 2025 This Samsonite weekender bag is on sale for less than $100 and has pockets for your laptop and water bottle, and has a handy sleeve that slides over the handle of your carry-on suitcase. Rylee Johnston, Travel + Leisure, 29 May 2025 Following an appearance in the 2021 virtual edition of The Great Escape due to COVID restrictions, English Teacher performed at the weekender the following year in support of its Polyawkward EP. Sophie Williams, Billboard, 8 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for weekender

Word History

First Known Use

1880, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of weekender was in 1880

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“Weekender.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/weekender. Accessed 16 Jun. 2025.

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