ski bum
ski bum noun: a low-wage employee at a ski resort who enjoys perks such as free ski passes.
Noun
ski bum (plural ski bums)
- A low-wage employee at a ski resort who enjoys perks such as free ski passes.
- But high unemployment in the United States, coupled with policy changes that make it more difficult for seasonal foreign workers to get visas, has brought about the return of the American ski bum.2010 February 19, Katherine Bindley, “The Return of the Ski Bum”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC
- Many locals thought doing so contradicted the democratic spirit of skiing, where strangers sharing a lift chair might include both billionaires with second homes in Bend and ski bums living in vans.2025 January 23, John Branch, “Revenge of the Ski Bums”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC
Forms of ski bum
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Questions about ski bum
- What does ski bum mean?
- Ski bum means a low-wage employee at a ski resort who enjoys perks such as free ski passes.
- What part of speech is ski bum?
- Ski bum is a noun.
- What is the plural of ski bum?
- The plural of ski bum is ski bums.
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