tourist

[ toor-ist ]
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noun
  1. a person who is traveling, especially for pleasure.

adverb
  1. in tourist-class accommodations, or by tourist-class conveyance: to travel tourist.

Origin of tourist

1
First recorded in 1770–80; tour + -ist

Other words from tourist

  • non·tour·ist, noun

Words Nearby tourist

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British Dictionary definitions for tourist

tourist

/ (ˈtʊərɪst) /


noun
    • a person who travels for pleasure, usually sightseeing and staying in hotels

    • (as modifier): tourist attractions

  1. a person on an excursion or sightseeing tour

  1. a person travelling abroad as a member of a sports team that is playing a series of usually international matches

  2. Also called: tourist class the lowest class of accommodation on a passenger ship

adjective
  1. of or relating to tourist accommodation

Derived forms of tourist

  • touristic, adjective

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