recreationist en · NOUN
Etymology
From recreation + -ist.
Meanings
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One who takes part in recreation.
Hypothermia, a condition in which the body’s core temperature drops below 95 degrees, is the No. 1 killer of outdoor recreationists.
2007 January 9, Jane E. Brody, “Surviving the Cold, or Even the Not So Cold”, in New York Times:Recreationists use either the frontcountry or the backcountry—or both.
2014, Andrew Gulliford, Outdoors in the Southwest: An Adventure Anthology, page 54:
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One who takes part in a historical reenactment.
a Civil War recreationist
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| recreationists | Number=Plur | lexicographic |