week·day

[week-dey]
noun
1.
any day of the week except Sunday or, often, Saturday and Sunday.
adjective
2.
of or on a weekday: weekday occupations.

Origin:
before 900; Middle English; Old English wicdæg. See week, day

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weekday (ˈwiːkˌdeɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
any day of the week other than Sunday and, often, Saturday

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Word Origin & History

weekday
O.E. wicdæge "day of the week" (cf. O.H.G. wehhatag, O.N. vikudagr). See week + day. In M.E., any day other than Sunday.
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Example sentences
In other words, it doesn't eliminate traffic at the periods when there is
  traffic: the weekday rush hours.
Chapel members meet in small, informal groups on weekday evenings in their own
  homes.
Its hearings have become a weekday financial soap opera.
Go on a weekday and you won't have as many people in the way as you take
  photographs.
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