WEEKEND WARRIOR

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

I. (noun)

Sense 1

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)

Sense 2

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)