Thesaurus results for HOLIDAYMAKER

holidaymaker

noun

Definition of holidaymaker

chiefly British

as in vacationer

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Recent Examples of holidaymaker While both are operated under the same brand, each provide a unique atmosphere suited for different types of holidaymakers. — Deeya Sonalkar, TheWeek, 18 June 2026 British holidaymakers are now looking at destinations closer to home in southern Europe, including France, Spain, and Greece, and considering alternative travel options, including rail, as the Iran war raises the stakes of taking long-haul flights. — Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 16 May 2026 Videos on social media have shown holidaymakers getting out of cars to walk to Dublin Airport amid long lines of traffic. — Cnn Staff, CNN Money, 10 Apr. 2026 The pic centers on a group of holidaymakers who must fight for their lives against a rampaging hippo after becoming lost in the Louisiana swamplands. — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 10 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for holidaymaker

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Noun

For decades, the lifeguard stands of Florida’s Space Coast have served as symbols of a vacationer’s safety.

— Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 2026
This commentary was not from a wonkish TikToker nor a network pundit but from TMZ, the merciless purveyor of celebrity dirt, which published the images of Graham after a citizen vacationer noticed the senator flitting through the theme park and sent pictures.

— Paula Mejía, New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2026

Definition of vacationer

Noun

Hallegua is the last local member of Paradesi Synagogue, which now relies on tourists and visitors to have a quorum for services.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
The Saturday morning calm at Catalina Island Health’s two-bed emergency room was broken just before noon, when two tourists with arm injuries burst in within minutes of one another.

— Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of tourist

Noun

By the 1980s, just a few years after the National Geographic story came out, the monarchs were already drawing streams of intrepid sightseers from abroad, despite almost no tourism infrastructure.

— Vann R. Newkirk II, The Atlantic, 28 July 2026
The coverage of the latest chapter in the Reflecting Pool’s story has attracted news reporters and sightseers putting their hands in the murky waters.

— Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 June 2026

Definition of sightseer

Noun

Hallegua is the last local member of Paradesi Synagogue, which now relies on tourists and visitors to have a quorum for services.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
Video footage captured the incident in the village of Arkhipo-Osipovka near Gelendzhik, where the beach was packed with visitors at the time of the strike.

— Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2026

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