tourist

[toor-ist]

noun

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

2. tourist class.

adverb

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

   to travel tourist.

tourist

/ 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

adjective

1. of or relating to tourist accommodation

Other Word Forms

• touristic adjective
• nontourist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of tourist¹

First recorded in 1770–80; tour + -ist

Example Sentences

Hundreds of thousands of Cambodian workers have left Thailand, and Thai tourists have stopped going the other way.

From BBC

Until just a few years ago, the Turks and Caicos Islands were known predominantly as a luxury Caribbean tourist destination.

From BBC

The 140-year-old funicular is designed to travel up and down Lisbon's steep slopes, and is an important form of transport for the city's residents - and a popular tourist attraction.

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At Dover, coach passengers will start using the new system on 12 October, followed by other tourist traffic on 1 November.

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Already the tribe, known as the Guardians of St Catherine, have had their homes and tourist eco-camps demolished with little or no compensation.

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Related Words

• sightseer www.thesaurus.com
• traveler 
• visitor