weekend warrior

noun

: a member of the military reserves who trains on the weekends and for a few weeks every year

: a person who does a particular activity (such as a sport) only on the weekends

Full Definition of WEEKEND WARRIOR

: a person who participates in a usually physically strenuous activity only on weekends or part-time

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1981

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