day-tripper en · NOUN
Meanings
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Someone who takes a day trip.
The Northern coastal districts of Kent, from Whitstable to Ramsgate, are one of the distressed areas of England. Their main industry – in fact almost the only one – is the summer holidaymakers, both day-trippers and fortnightly boarders. In these changing times, the habits of holidaymakers are altering also.
1959 April, P. Ransome-Wallis, “The Southern in Trouble on the Kent Coast”, in Trains Illustrated, London: Ian Allan Publishing, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 212:After stopping at these stations, my train has become busy. Returning day-trippers make up a goodly number, along with young people heading for a night out in Bristol, which is where I change once again.
2020 December 2, Paul Bigland, “My weirdest and wackiest Rover yet”, in Rail, page 66:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| day tripper | alternative | lexicographic | |
| day-trippers | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| daytripper | alternative | lexicographic |
Translations (3)
nl dagjestoerist (someone who takes a day trip) · nl eendagstoerist (someone who takes a day trip) · de Tagesausflügler (someone who takes a day trip)
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