Year-rounder
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A person who lives in a place throughout the year (as opposed to a seasonal vacationer).
"1921, The Literary Digest, Volume 69, 30 April, 1921, “Nantucket’s Losing Fight against the Motor-Car,” p. 48, Next “season” this order [banning cars] was modified to cover only the summer months—a safe enough proviso, since no year-rounder had descended to interest in motor-driven vehicles."
- 2 Something suitable for use throughout the year.
"Herbs have their season, they sing of spring! The onion is an all-year-rounder, but in winter, above all, it is a little of the earth’s springtime preserved in its fleshy bulb."
Example
More examples"1921, The Literary Digest, Volume 69, 30 April, 1921, “Nantucket’s Losing Fight against the Motor-Car,” p. 48, Next “season” this order [banning cars] was modified to cover only the summer months—a safe enough proviso, since no year-rounder had descended to interest in motor-driven vehicles."
Etymology
From year-round + -er (occupational suffix) or + -er (relational suffix).