holidaymaker

chiefly British

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of holidaymaker But there are also pockets of Western holidaymakers and some expat regulars. Camilla Wright, semafor.com, 11 July 2025 While destinations like Paris, Mallorca, and New York continue to dominate searches, Sardinia holidays are booming and long-haul trending destinations such as Sapporo, Nha Trang and Cairns are piquing the interest of holidaymakers seeking new adventures during the off-season. Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025 Ellie Kenny, a holidaymaker inside Lisbon’s Humberto Delgado airport, said hundreds of people were stood in the dark in lines, with no air conditioning or running water. Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2025 Companies adapted their ships to cater to holidaymakers, offering luxurious vacations at sea rather than point-to-point travel. David Nikel, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for holidaymaker
Recent Examples of Synonyms for holidaymaker
Noun
  • The garden, bearing the name of Emperor Qianlong, sits next to another popular tourist site inside the museum.
    Fred He, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Cebu is also one the country’s main tourist centers.
    Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • But travelers could still see flight cuts even if the government were to reopen next week, as the FAA’s order requires airlines to cancel flights days in advance.
    Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2025
  • The airlines are alerting travelers about cancellations, too.
    Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • But that hasn't stopped sightseers from visiting the house decades later, to the annoyance of the neighbors.
    Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
  • But as the region’s mountains shift and destabilize, scientists warn that the next dramatic event could put sightseers directly in harm’s way.
    Sarah Hutter, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The blast, which was heard miles away, came at a time when the area is typically crowded with hundreds of visitors attending court hearings.
    NPR, NPR, 11 Nov. 2025
  • Just a short walk away, at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, millions of visitors each year pass by Klimt’s companion portrait of Lederer’s mother, Serena.
    Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 11 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Fully 1000 excursionists from San Diego with a number from Los Angeles journeyed to this city, loading the special San Diego excursion trains to the guards.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2019

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“Holidaymaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/holidaymaker. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.

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