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picnicker

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pic·nic  (pknk)
n.
1. A meal eaten outdoors, as on an excursion.
2. Slang An easy task or a pleasant experience.
3. A smoked section of pork foreleg and shoulder.
intr.v. pic·nicked, pic·nick·ing, pic·nics
To go on or participate in a picnic.
[French pique-nique, probably reduplication of piquer, to pick; see pique.]
picnick·er n.
picnick·y adj.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.picnickerpicnicker - a person who is picnicking          
picknicker
eater, feeder - someone who consumes food for nourishment
Translations
picnicker [ˈpɪknɪkəʳ] N → excursionista mf
picnicker [ˈpɪknɪkər] n → pique-niqueur/euse m/f
picnic lunch n
(= outdoor meal) → pique-nique m
(provided by hotel) → panier m pique-nique
picnic site picnic spot n → aire f de pique-nique
picnic table n → table f de pique-nique
picnicker
n → jd, der picknickt or der ein Picknick macht; the picnickers left all their rubbish behind them → die Ausflügler ließen ihre Abfälle liegen
picnicker [ˈpɪknɪkəʳ] n → chi partecipa a un picnic
picnicker [ˈpɪknɪkəʳ] n → chi partecipa a un picnic


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Tom's excitement enabled him to keep awake until a pretty late hour, and he had good hopes of hearing Huck's "maow," and of having his treasure to astonish Becky and the picnickers with, next day; but he was dis- appointed.
Tom Sawyer by Twain, Mark View in context
Innumerable parties of picnickers coming home at sunset cried, "Was there ever such a day as this?
The Voyage Out by Woolf, Virginia View in context
The sudden view of the sea from the messy, pine-covered height directly above it where we picnic; the wonderful stretch of lonely shore with the forest to the water's edge; the coloured sails in the blue distance; the freshness, the brightness, the vastness--all is lost upon the picnickers, and made worse than indifferent to them, by the perpetual necessity they are under of fighting these horrid creatures.
Elizabeth and her German Garden by Von Arnim, Elizabeth View in context
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