excursionist
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of excursionist
Example Sentences
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On the turns, to save damage to his boat's lightweight hull, Driver Jones slowed down like a Sunday excursionist.
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When the Ontario liquor stores actually opened, however, it quickly became obvious that an "excursionist," unless roped, hog-tied and branded as such, could not possibly be distinguished from a "tourist."
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"I don't know's I want to harbor him all winter," answered the excursionist frankly, striking into a good traveling gait as she started off toward the railroad station.
From Modern Prose And Poetry; For Secondary Schools Edited With Notes, Study Helps, And Reading Lists by Margaret Ashmun
Paul was surprised at the liberal present, but quickly recovering, he said to the departing excursionist: "Hold on, my friend, you are forgetting something."
From The Story of Paul Boyton Voyages on All the Great Rivers of the World by Paul Boyton
He had lived in London all his days, but knew much less of it than the country excursionist.
From The Quest of the Simple Life by William J. Dawson
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