weekend warrior

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Английский Язык - Турецкий язык
(Argo) yedek asker
Английский Язык - Английский Язык
A part-time soldier, or reservist

Such was the pace with which I, and many like me, the so called ‘weekend warriors’ or Territorial Army, were hoisted aboard the Gulf War battle wagon.

A person who indulges in a sport or pastime on an infrequent basis, usually on weekends when work commitments are not present

The most common foot related injury I see for the weekend warrior is heel pain.

a reservist who fulfills the military obligation on weekends 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)

Связанные Термины

weekend warriors
plural form of weekend warrior
weekend warrior

    Расстановка переносов

    week·end War·ri·or

    Турецкое произношение

    wikend wôriır

    Произношение

    /ˈwēkˌend ˈwôrēər/ /ˈwiːkˌɛnd ˈwɔːriːɜr/

    Этимология

    () 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 Anascostia, the training that is done to naval aviators who are in the Reserve Services, weekend warrior(s) as it were, and they come to Anasconstia to get their refresher training."
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