weekday

noun

week·​day ˈwēk-ˌdā 

: any day of the week except Sunday or now usually except Saturday and Sunday

Examples of weekday in a Sentence

The library is open on weekdays from 9:00 to 5:00.

Recent Examples on the Web

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The plane was flying from Dubai to Tel Aviv and was intending to land at Ben Gurion midmorning on a busy weekday. — Kat Lonsdorf, NPR, 5 Oct. 2026

The three-hour morning weekday show gets viewers up to the date on the happenings of the day. — Brayden Garcia october 5, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Oct. 2026

The rail network has an operating budget of more than $350 million and includes an average daily weekday ridership of more than 23,000 and an average weekend ridership of roughly 235,000. — Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1534, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for weekday

• airway
• allay
• archway
• array
• ashtray
• assez
• astray
• aue
• away
• ballet
• belay
• beltway

Kids Definition

weekday

noun

week·​day ˈwēk-ˌdā 

: a day of the week except Sunday or except Saturday and Sunday