excursionist

[ ik-skur-zhuh-nist, -shuh- ]

/ ɪkˈskɜr ʒə nɪst, -ʃə- /

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noun

a person who goes on an excursion.

Nearby words

exculpation, exculpatory, excurrent, excursion, excursion ticket, excursionist, excursive, excursus, excurvate, excurvation, excurvature

Origin of excursionist

First recorded in 1820–30; excursion + -ist

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Examples from the Web for excursionist

The excursionist thinks of but little else during his stay there.
ZigZag Journeys in Northern Lands;|Hezekiah Butterworth
I was provided with a receipt and duly and officially accepted as an excursionist.
The Innocents Abroad|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
At any rate, the trail of the excursionist—the "cheap tripper," as he is called in England,—is over it all.
Four Americans|Henry A. Beers
Once I stopped four weeks in this place, and I began to tremble at the very sight of an excursionist.
Days and Nights in London|J. Ewing Ritchie

But I also contributed my excursionist's share to these singular conversations.
Your United States|Arnold Bennett

British Dictionary definitions for excursionist

excursionist

/ (ɪkˈskɜːʃənɪst, -ʒənɪst) /

noun

a person who goes on an excursion

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excursionist

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excursionist

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