dayer

dayer

English

Etymology

day +‎ -er

Noun

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.

Derived terms

• one-dayer

Anagrams

• Ready, Yarde, deary, deray, rayed, ready, yeard