weekend warrior
Recreational Saturday competitor
A weekend warrior pursues intense physical activity only on weekends, having been sedentary during the workweek.
The term often carries a note of self-deprecation or gentle mockery—someone who plays hard two days a week but isn't truly athletic: I'm just a weekend warrior who hits the trails on Saturdays.
It extends to anyone who reserves a passion or project for their days off.
Amateur home projects
- gardeningTending plants recreationally
- hikingRecreational trail walking
- bikingTraveling by pedal
- fishingCatching aquatic creatures
woodworking · homebrewing · photography · rock climbing · golf · camping · kayaking · skiing
State-level reserve military
- reserveSupply kept back
- drillHole-boring device
- enlistmentVoluntary entry into service
- deploymentOrganized distribution of resources
training · duty · service · uniform · readiness · activation · soldier · volunteer
DIY
Amateur home projects
fishing · woodworking · homebrewing · photography · rock climbing · golf · camping · kayaking · skiing · running
National Guard
State-level reserve military
- reserveSupply kept back
- drillHole-boring device
- enlistmentVoluntary entry into service
deployment · training · duty · service · uniform · readiness · activation · soldier · volunteer · militia
- amateursamateur, hobbyist, nonprofessional, dabbler, novice
- amateur musiciansbedroom producer, garage band member, open mic performer, busker, karaoke singer
- casual playerscasual player, hobbyist, dabbler, duffer, amateur
- Suburbaniteshomeowner, soccer mom, soccer dad, lawn mower, carpooler
- car slangbeater, beamer, Benz, bug, Caddy
- cyclistscyclist, mountain bikers, rider, biker, mountain biker
weekend warriorprofessional
Credentialed in one's field
pro · career soldier · regular army · semipro
weekend warriorcouch potato
Habitual sedentary TV watcher
homebody · desk jockey · slug · sloth · layabout
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