excursionist

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

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noun

a person who goes on an excursion.

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Origin of excursionist

First recorded in 1820–30; excursion + -ist

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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

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excursionist

noun

a person who goes on an excursion

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excursionist

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excursionist

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