vacationist

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va•ca•tion /veɪˈkeɪʃən, və-/   n. 

1. a period during which one does not have to report to one's regular work, school, or other activity, usually used for rest, recreation, or travel:
   [countable] went on a long vacation.
   [uncountable]]
   They're on vacation.

v. [no object]

2. to take or have a vacation:
   vacationed in Spain.

va•ca•tion•er, n. [countable] See -vac-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

va•ca•tion  (vā kā′shən, və-), n. 

1. a period of suspension of work, study, or other activity, usually used for rest, recreation, or travel;
   recess or holiday:
   Schoolchildren are on vacation now.
2. a part of the year, regularly set aside, when normal activities of law courts, legislatures, etc., are suspended.
3. freedom or release from duty, business, or activity.
4. an act or instance of vacating.

v.i. 

5. to take or have a vacation:
   to vacation in the Caribbean.

• Anglo-French
• Latin vacātiōn- (stem of vacātiō freedom from something; see vacate, -ion); replacing Middle English vacacioun
• 1350–1400

va•ca′tion•er, va•ca′tion•ist, n. 
va•ca′tion•less, adj. 

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vacationer / vəˈkeɪʃənə veɪ-/, vacationist / vəˈkeɪʃənɪst veɪ-/ noun

1. a person taking a vacation
   Also called: (esp Brit) holiday-maker