year-rounder

[ yeer-roun-der ]

noun

1. a person who is a year-round resident, as at a seasonal resort.
2. something that is designed for use throughout the year:

   My new suit is a year-rounder.

Word History and Origins

Origin of year-rounder¹

year-round + -er ¹

Example Sentences

“You always feel that Jenny values you,” said Rose Styron, the poet, journalist and human rights activist, and another year-rounder.

From New York Times

And she knew she had been fully accepted as a year-rounder when the women at the local hardware store began to soften.

From New York Times

“Elizabeth?” said another D Street year-rounder, Carol Ryan, bemused, as though Elizabeth was any less mysterious a target for terrorism than Seaside Park.

From New York Times

What happens, during those dark days, is that a community is formed: We meet some of the cheerful year-rounders, see their stocks of jigsaw puzzles and DVDs, hear them as they dreamily reminisce about fresh produce and hot baths, watch touching footage of Powell’s Antarctica wedding to a fellow year-rounder.

From Seattle Times

What happens, during those dark days, is that a community is formed: We meet some of the cheerful year-rounders, see their stocks of jigsaw puzzles and DVDs, hear them as they dreamily reminisce about fresh produce and hot baths, watch touching footage of Powell’s Antarctica wedding to a fellow year-rounder.

From Seattle Times