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summercater en · NOUN

Etymology

Possibly a blend of summer + vacation, + -er.

Meanings

1. A temporary resident of Maine who lives on the coast during the summer.
   • We tell the summercater bird-watchers to be sure to watch for the fillieloo. 2005, Harlow, Joan Hiatt, Shadows on the Sea, Aladdin Paperbacks, page 109:
   • Few lobstermen admire to have a rider, a visitor, and while almost every summercater would love to "go to haul" to see what it's like, invitations to do so are seldom. 1985, Gould, John, Stitch in Time, W.W. Norton, page 76:
   • On the other end, the foraging summercater is attracted by the sign. 1971, Sikeston Daily Standard, page 12

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