dayer

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English

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Etymology

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From day +‎ -er.

Noun

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dayer (plural dayers)

  1. (in combination) Something lasting a specified number of days.
    • 1992, Louisville Automobile Club, American Automobile Association, Home & away in Kentucky, volumes 13-14, page 40:
      I envy the Marilyn Fishers of the world who have the time — and the money — to embark on 45 cruises, the least of which a seven-dayer.
    • 1996, Rayford Clayton Reddell, Full bloom: thoughts from an opinionated gardener, page 66:
      Blossoms that flower atop willowy weedy stems such as forget-me-nots, delphiniums, and gauras should be thought of as two-dayers; they don't draw water well or retain preservatives.

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