weekend warrior
nounDefinition of weekend warrior
: a person who participates in a usually physically strenuous activity only on weekends or part-time
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Then there are the warriors in our midstâthe weekend warriors, gridiron warriors, keyboard warriors, and spiritual warriorsâwhile the countryâs future software engineers sign up for coding boot camps to learn their trade. — Robert Myers, Quartz, "âWarspeakâ has infiltrated everyday American English," 8 Aug. 2019 For the last 15 years, especially on television, design has been about creating a space like a weekend warrior. — Monique Valeris, ELLE Decor, "How to Design Your Dream Kitchen, According to Jeremiah Brent," 24 July 2019 Athletes and weekend warriors praised the move on social media. — Dawn Gilbertson, USA TODAY, "Delta Air Lines just made it cheaper to travel with bikes, surfboards," 18 July 2019 Mustang Sally,ââ which is banned in most bars around town, and despised by snobbier weekend warriors) in the drum room. — Chuck Yarborough, cleveland.com, "Rock & Roll Hall of Fame interactive âGarageâ lets some BE a fledgling rock star, and others remember their roots: Chuck Yarborough," 28 June 2019 Even the weekend warrior bar bands are, for the most part, exceptional. — Chuck Yarborough, cleveland.com, "Calling All Readers: Tell me how you learn about good music and how can we help â Chuck Yarborough," 3 July 2019 That's good news for weekend warriors because there is so much to choose from but bad news for race organizers who are up against plenty of competition. — Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, "Triple Crown of Running may be over. What does that mean for Louisville races," 27 Apr. 2019 Its aesthetic and branding mimic that of marathon, Spartan races, Tough Mudder events, and other weekend warrior tentpoles. — Andrew Moseman, Popular Mechanics, "E-Biking My Way Through New York's Five Boro Bike Tour," 9 May 2019 People think that only athletes and weekend warriors suffer from this affliction. — Joe Queenan, WSJ, "Museums We Never Knew We Were Missing," 9 Aug. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'weekend warrior.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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