Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

holiday-maker

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.09 in modern English

Syllables: hol-i-day--mak-er
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

6

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone who is on holiday.

British usage

Example Sentences

"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."

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

holiday-makers (plural) holidaymaker (alternative)

Synonyms

holidayer vacationer

Questions

What does holiday-maker mean?: Someone who is on holiday.

How to pronounce holiday-maker

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