holiday-maker

noun

Someone who is on holiday.

Meanings

nounholiday-maker (plural holiday-makers)

plural holiday-makers · alternative holidaymaker

  1. UKSomeone who is on holiday.

    A Saturday extra loaded with holiday-makers returning to the Midlands leaves Llandudno Junction on June 11, 1960, behind Stanier 2-6-0 No. 42976.

    1961 April, “Focus on Llandudno Junction”, in Trains Illustrated, page 243, photo caption

    Synonyms: holidayer, vacationer

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSomeone who is on holiday.

Translations

Bulgarian лето́вник
  • лето́вник (letóvnik)somebody on holiday
Chinese Mandarin 度假者, 避暑客
  • 度假者 (dùjiàzhě)somebody on holiday
  • 避暑客 (bìshǔkè)somebody on holiday
Czech výletník, výletnice
  • výletníksomebody on holiday
  • výletnicesomebody on holiday
  • rekreantsomebody on holiday
  • rekreantkasomebody on holiday
Dutch vakantieganger
  • vakantiegangersomebody on holiday
Estonian puhkaja
  • puhkajasomebody on holiday
Finnish lomailija
  • lomailijasomebody on holiday
French vacancier, vacancière
  • vacanciersomebody on holiday
  • vacancièresomebody on holiday
German Urlauber, Urlauberin
  • Urlaubersomebody on holiday
  • Urlauberinsomebody on holiday
  • Feriengastsomebody on holiday
  • Feriengästinsomebody on holiday
Irish lucht aermaíochta
  • lucht aermaíochtasomebody on holiday
Italian turista, villeggiante
  • turistasomebody on holiday
  • villeggiantesomebody on holiday
  • vacanzieresomebody on holiday
Japanese 行楽客, 避暑客
  • 行楽客 (kōrakukyaku)somebody on holiday
  • 避暑客 (hishokyaku)somebody on holiday
Korean 휴가객, 행락객
  • 휴가객 (hyugagaek)somebody on holiday
  • 행락객 (haengnakgaek)somebody on holiday
Polish urlopowicz, urlopowiczka
  • urlopowiczsomebody on holiday
  • urlopowiczkasomebody on holiday
  • wczasowiczsomebody on holiday
  • wczasowiczkasomebody on holiday
Portuguese feriante
  • feriantesomebody on holiday
Russian отдыха́ющий, отдыха́ющая
  • отдыха́ющий (otdyxájuščij)somebody on holiday
  • отдыха́ющая (otdyxájuščaja)somebody on holiday
  • куро́ртник (kurórtnik)somebody on holiday
  • куро́ртница (kurórtnica)somebody on holiday
  • отпускни́к (otpuskník)somebody on holiday
  • отпускни́ца (otpuskníca)somebody on holiday
Slovak rekreant, rekreantka
  • rekreantsomebody on holiday
  • rekreantkasomebody on holiday
Spanish vacacionista, guiri
  • vacacionistasomebody on holiday
  • guirisomebody on holiday
Swedish semesterfirare
  • semesterfiraresomebody on holiday
Tagalog bakasyonista
  • bakasyonistasomebody on holiday
Ukrainian відпочива́ючий, відпочива́юча
  • відпочива́ючий (vidpočyvájučyj)somebody on holiday
  • відпочива́юча (vidpočyvájuča)somebody on holiday
  • куро́ртник (kurórtnyk)somebody on holiday
  • куро́ртниця (kurórtnycja)somebody on holiday
  • відпускни́к (vidpusknýk)somebody on holiday
  • відпускни́ця (vidpusknýcja)somebody on holiday
Vietnamese người đi nghỉ mát
  • người đi nghỉ mátsomebody on holiday
Cite this entry
APA

holiday-maker. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/holiday-maker

MLA

“holiday-maker.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/holiday-maker. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “holiday-maker,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/holiday-maker.

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