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tourist

  • noun
  • /ˈtʊəɹɪst/

Someone who travels for pleasure rather than for business; a leisure visitor.

Example

“Tourist shops are full of kitsch.”

Other meanings

  1. One who only has a superficial interest in something.

  2. An unwelcome newcomer, or appropriator, especially one who is inflammatory or uninformed, usually to seek attention, moral approval and superiority over the established hobbyists.

Related words

  • alcotourist
  • apitourist
  • cybertourist
  • touristic
  • tourist office
  • tourist trap
  • touristy
  • abortion tourist
  • bicycle tourist
  • class tourist
  • dark tourist
  • grief tourist

Example sentences

  • “This bridge is a famous tourist attraction.”

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Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “tourist” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.