recreationist

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English

Etymology

From recreation +‎ -ist.

Noun

recreationist (plural recreationists)

  1. One who takes part in recreation.
    • 2007 January 9, Jane E. Brody, “Surviving the Cold, or Even the Not So Cold”, in New York Times:
      Hypothermia, a condition in which the body’s core temperature drops below 95 degrees, is the No. 1 killer of outdoor recreationists.
    • 2014, Andrew Gulliford, Outdoors in the Southwest: An Adventure Anthology, page 54:
      Recreationists use either the frontcountry or the backcountry—or both.
  2. One who takes part in a historical reenactment.
    Synonym: reenactor
    a Civil War recreationist

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