vacationist en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree Middle English vacation English vacation Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English vacationist From vacation + -ist.
Meanings
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Someone who is on vacation.
Anyone was welcome to ride. And as the train rolled along the backwoods section it picked up countless non-paying passengers from among vacationists and boys from camps.
1940 November, “Notes and News: Railway Operation Ad Lib”, in Railway Magazine, page 611:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| vacationists | Number=Plur | lexicographic |