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weekender

noun week·end·er \ˈwēk-ˈen-dər\

: a person who visits or stays in a place on the weekend

Full Definition of WEEKENDER

1
:  one who vacations or visits for a weekend
2
:  weekend bag
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First Known Use of WEEKENDER

1880

Rhymes with WEEKENDER

amender, ascender, attender, auslander, bartender, commender, contender, defender, descender, emender, engender, expender, extender, fork-tender, goaltender, hellbender, intender, offender, pretender, surrender, suspender, tailender, transgender

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