vacationer

va·ca·tion  (v-kshn, v-)

n.

1. A period of time devoted to pleasure, rest, or relaxation, especially one with pay granted to an employee.

2.

a. A holiday.

b. A fixed period of holidays, especially one during which a school, court, or business suspends activities.

3. Archaic The act or an instance of vacating.

intr.v. va·ca·tioned, va·ca·tion·ing, va·ca·tions

To take or spend a vacation.

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[Middle English vacacioun, from Old French vacation, from Latin vacti, vactin-, freedom from occupation, from vactus, past participle of vacre, to be empty, at leisure; see eu- in Indo-European roots.]

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va·cation·er, va·cation·eer (-sh-nîr) n.

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vacationer [vəˈkeɪʃənə], vacationist [vəˈkeɪʃənɪst]

n

US and Canadian words for holiday-maker

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

vacationer - someone on vacation; someone who is devoting time to pleasure or relaxation rather than to work vacationist nonworker - a person who does nothing camper - someone living temporarily in a tent or lodge for recreation summercater, sport - (Maine colloquial) a temporary summer resident of Maine summercaters - (Maine colloquial) temporary summer residents of coastal Maine weekender - someone who vacations on a weekend

Translations

vacationer [vəˈkeɪʃənəʳ] vacationist [vəˈkeɪʃənɪst] N (US) (gen) → turista mf; (in summer) → veraneante mf

vacationer [vəˈkeɪʃənə^r] n (mainly US) → vacancier/ière m/f
vacation work n → travail m pour les vacances

vacationer, vacationist

n (US) → Urlauber(in) m(f)