schoolday
nounUS /ˈskulˌdeɪ/
Etymology From school + day.
1
A day during which the public schools are open, usually synonymous with weekday during the school year.
- In modern China, Sunday is not usually a schoolday except around major holidays.
2
The part of a day when students attend school.
- I couldn't contact my child during the schoolday because of the school's no-cellphone policy.
- The schoolday starts at 9:00 am and ends at 3:00 pm.
- Derived terms
- every day is a schoolday, schooldays
- Related terms
- weekday, workday, work day, working day, school night, school year