# vacist

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈvɑː.kɪst/

## Definitions
1. A student who has finished a certain level of schooling and is on holiday while they wait to receive their national examination marks, which will allow them to continue their education.

## Etymology
Etymology tree
Middle English vacation
English vac(ation)
Proto-Indo-European *-id-
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti
Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō
Ancient Greek -ίζω (-ízō)
Proto-Hellenic *-tās
Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs)
Ancient Greek -ιστής (-istḗs)der.
Latin -istader.
Old French -istebor.
Middle English -ist
English -ist
English vacist
From vac(ation) + -ist. Doublet of vacationist.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/vacist