tourist
a person who is traveling, especially for pleasure.
in tourist-class accommodations, or by tourist-class conveyance: to travel tourist.
Origin of tourist
1Other words from tourist
- non·tour·ist, noun
Words Nearby tourist
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How to use tourist in a sentence
South Dakota is the more tourist-friendly, slightly better weather, historic Mount Rushmore spot.
Amsterdam has an economy which is highly dependent on tourists.
Travelers, however, are eligible to have the tax refunded on goods they take home with them, which is what agencies such as Planet specialize in facilitating, giving it a clear view of how much tourists are buying.
In June, when peak season is typically getting underway, tourist spending was still 98% below its level last year based on Planet’s data.
Besides feeling safe, tourists may also be lured to local destinations given international travel currently comes with complicated quarantine protocols by governments in different countries.
Short trips and staycations will bring India’s crushed tourism industry back to life | Niharika Sharma | July 9, 2020 | Quartz
Its graceful hotels and beautiful restaurants are totally dependent on the tourist trade.
It is the only tourist center Ukraine has left on the Black Sea, since Russia annexed Crimea last spring.
For the Brogpas, transforming into a tourist attraction may offer their community a way to generate much-needed income.
The two islands are now tourist sites for visitors from Taiwan and mainland China.
Not all Israeli gay propaganda is pinkwashing—a lot of it is good, old-fashioned PR to attract gay tourist dollars to Tel Aviv.
How Canadian Oilmen Pinkwash the Keystone Pipeline | Jay Michaelson | December 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe tourist climbing tna, or Vesuvius' rugged side, puffs on though they perchance have long since ceased to smoke.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce | E. R. Billings.They have developed fishing and agriculture, and have brought the tourist into districts little visited before.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland | Joseph TatlowMr. Frank Cook had insisted upon our being the guests of his firm on their tourist steamer Amasis.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland | Joseph TatlowMy father knew him well, often talked to me about him, and told me stories of the excursion and tourist trade in its early days.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland | Joseph TatlowThis was the first small beginning of that great tourist business which now encircles the habitable globe.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland | Joseph Tatlow
British Dictionary definitions for tourist
/ (ˈtʊərɪst) /
a person who travels for pleasure, usually sightseeing and staying in hotels
(as modifier): tourist attractions
a person on an excursion or sightseeing tour
a person travelling abroad as a member of a sports team that is playing a series of usually international matches
Also called: tourist class the lowest class of accommodation on a passenger ship
of or relating to tourist accommodation
Derived forms of tourist
- touristic, adjective
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