holidaymakerとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

holiday +‎ maker

名詞

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.

同意語

• holidayer (UK)
• vacationer (US)

参照

• “holidaymaker”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

名詞

holiday-maker (plural holiday-makers)

1. (British) Someone who is on holiday.
   • 1961 April, “Focus on Llandudno Junction”, in Trains Illustrated, page 243, photo caption:

     A Saturday extra loaded with holiday-makers returning to the Midlands leaves Llandudno Junction on June 11, 1960, behind Stanier 2-6-0 No. 42976.

同意語

• holidayer (UK)
• vacationer (US)