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WEEKEND WARRIOR
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Dictionary entry overview: What does weekend warrior mean?
• WEEKEND WARRIOR (noun)
The noun WEEKEND WARRIOR has 2 senses:
1. a homeowner who acts as a contractor and tries to do major improvement projects on weekends (often without understanding the scope of the work to be done)
2. a reservist who fulfills the military obligation on weekends
Familiarity information: WEEKEND WARRIOR used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A homeowner who acts as a contractor and tries to do major improvement projects on weekends (often without understanding the scope of the work to be done)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("weekend warrior" is a kind of...):
homeowner; householder (someone who owns a home)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A reservist who fulfills the military obligation on weekends
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("weekend warrior" is a kind of...):
reservist (a member of a military reserve)
Domain category:
armed forces; armed services; military; military machine; war machine (the military forces of a nation)
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