Sunseekers

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. Individuals who spend time outdoors in search of sunshine for enjoyment or relaxation
2. those who actively pursue sunny environments, particularly in leisure activities
3. people who favor warm climates and sunlight for recreation or vacation purposes

Etymology: "Sunseeker" is a compound of "sun" and "seeker," the latter from "seek," which comes from Old English "sēcan," meaning to search for or go in quest of something. The pairing is plain and transparent: a sunseeker is simply someone who goes looking for the sun. The plural "sunseekers" adds the regular "-s" to show more than one person. The sense of someone deliberately chasing warmth for leisure is largely a twentieth-century development. Early uses of "sunseeker" in English were often figurative, applied to people or things oriented toward light or brightness, and the travel and holiday sense grew alongside mass tourism to sunny coastal destinations. The word itself is a modern formation from ordinary English parts, with no classical or foreign root.

Synonyms: beachgoers, tourists, vacationers, holidaymakers