vacation
[ vey-key-shuh n, vuh- ]
/ veɪˈkeɪ ʃən, və- /
noun
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.
a part of the year, regularly set aside, when normal activities of law courts, legislatures, etc., are suspended.
freedom or release from duty, business, or activity.
an act or instance of vacating.
verb (used without object)
to take or have a vacation: to vacation in the Caribbean.
Origin of vacation
OTHER WORDS FROM vacation
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Example sentences from the Web for vacationer
If it was, it would reveal instantly that he was an officer, and not the vacationer that the sheriff had pictured him to be.
Agent Nine and the Jewel Mystery |Graham M. Dean
British Dictionary definitions for vacationer (1 of 2)
vacationer
vacationist (vəˈkeɪʃənɪst)
/ (vəˈkeɪʃənə) /
noun
US and Canadian
a person taking a vacation
Also called: (esp Brit) holiday-maker
British Dictionary definitions for vacationer (2 of 2)
vacation
/ (vəˈkeɪʃən) /
noun
mainly British
a period of the year when the law courts or universities are closed
mainly US and Canadian
a period in which a break is taken from work or studies for rest, travel, or recreation
Also called (in Britain and certain other countries) holiday
the act of departing from or abandoning property, etc
verb
(intr) US and Canadian
to take a vacation; holiday
Derived forms of vacation
vacationless, adjectiveWord Origin for vacation
C14: from Latin
vacātiō freedom, from
vacāre to be empty