sum·mer·ca·ter (s m  r-k  tr)n. Maine A summer resident of Maine. Also called sport. [Probably summer + (va)cat(ion)er.] Regional Note: Since the Civil War Maine has been a favorite vacation spot for New Englanders and tourists from farther away. Predictably, certain words in the lexicon of Maine betray a wry Yankee impatience with these outsiders and city folks who come up to Maine only for summer relaxation. Along the coast the summer resident is called a summercater; inland, the word for a nonresident is sport. Or the Maine native may merely refer collectively to folks from away. |
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| Noun | 1. | summercater - (Maine colloquial) a temporary summer resident of Maine vacationer, vacationist - someone on vacation; someone who is devoting time to pleasure or relaxation rather than to work |
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