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summercater

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sum·mer·ca·ter  (smr-ktr)
n. Maine
A summer resident of Maine. Also called sport.
[Probably summer1 + (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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Noun1.summercater - (Maine colloquial) a temporary summer resident of Maine
sport
vacationer, vacationist - someone on vacation; someone who is devoting time to pleasure or relaxation rather than to work


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