holidaymaker

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See also: holiday-maker

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Etymology

From holiday +‎ maker.

Noun

holidaymaker (plural holidaymakers)

  1. (UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) someone who is on holiday
    The beaches were crowded with holidaymakers.
    • 1959 April, P. Ransome-Wallis, “The Southern in Trouble on the Kent Coast”, in Trains Illustrated, London: Ian Allan Publishing, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 212:
      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.
    • 2022 February 23, “Network News: New escalators at Gatwick Airport”, in RAIL, number 951, page 15:
      "With the number of holidaymakers back on the rise, upgrading critical infrastructure like Gatwick Airport station is key to improving the passenger experience," said Rail Minister Wendy Morton.

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