weekend warrior

Meaning

Noun

• A part-time soldier, or reservist
• A person who indulges in a sport or pastime on an infrequent basis, usually on weekends when work commitments are not present.

Related

Similar words

• amateur, dabbler

Opposite words

• lifestyler

Origin

• weekend + warrior
• 1956: First known usage
• : Title: Military Public Works Construction. Author(s) United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Armed Services. Subcommittee on Real Estate and Military Construction Publisher U. S. Govt. Print. Page 290: "At Anacostia, the training that is done to naval aviators who are in the Reserve Services, weekend warrior(s) as it were, and they come to Anacostia to get their refresher training."