tourist

American  

[toor-ist] / ˈtʊər ɪst /

noun

1. a person who is traveling, especially for pleasure.

2. tourist class.

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adverb

1. in tourist-class accommodations, or by tourist-class conveyance.

   to travel tourist.

tourist British  

/ ˈtʊərɪst /

noun

1. 1. a person who travels for pleasure, usually sightseeing and staying in hotels

   2. ( as modifier )

      tourist attractions

2. a person on an excursion or sightseeing tour

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

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

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adjective

1. of or relating to tourist accommodation

Other Word Forms

• nontourist noun
• touristic adjective

Etymology

Origin of tourist

First recorded in 1770–80; tour + -ist

Example Sentences

England's trip to Noosa was planned a year before the Ashes tour and went ahead despite the tourists falling 2-0 down inside two Tests.

From BBC

Travel cancellations due to the conflict have left the centuries-old stone structures -- Cambodia's top tourist attraction -- unusually quiet and businesses desperate.

From Barron's

By day he joined guests, mainly Western tourists, in pool sessions of aerobics and water polo, while at night he helped stage dance shows and quiz contests.

From BBC

The tourists have lost 18 wickets while looking to defend across the series - equivalent to a dismissal every 37 defensive shots.

From BBC

"Nobody will end up living here. We've built this whole project, but it will all serve tourists and cargo," Mohamed, one of the construction workers at the station, told AFP.

From Barron's

Related Words

• sightseer
• traveler
• visitor