WEEKEND WARRIOR Definition & Meaning

weekend warrior

[ week-end wawr-ee-er ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Informal.

a reservist who attends weekend meetings of their unit in order to fulfill military obligations.
a person who engages in a hobby or activity only on weekends or in their leisure time and is not considered to be particularly skilled, prepared, etc.:
They sell exercise equipment for the casual user and weekend warrior.

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of weekend warrior¹

First recorded in 1930–35

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“How do we service those ‘weekend warriors,’ who are coming in and causing a ruckus?” she said.

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Yet even if Paleolithic runners were more like weekend warriors than full-time marathoners, that’s still a useful skill, they say.

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I was a weekend warrior who pitched in a senior baseball league.

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Mr. Trump’s required appearance in a Lower Manhattan courtroom effectively leaves him little choice but to continue to be a weekend warrior in those states.

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Describing himself as a typical "weekend warrior" cyclist, Mike said he was motivated to push on by thinking of the charity Tŷ Hafan, which he is raising money for.

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