tourist
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- noun
- /ˈtʊrɪst/
- Locals and tourists come and snorkel right here.
- a tourist attraction
- a tourist destination
- tourists visit
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Watch on YouTubeKnow that here's a flock of tourists wearing matching canvas hats.
- Know that here's a flock of tourists wearing matching canvas hats.
- And so if you're just a tourist, you might have trouble.
- Even crazier, a tourist ate some of those hot nuts.
- They basically tried not to lure nighttime tourists, huh.
- Politician said tourists would no longer come.
- I can't go to a city as a tourist and enjoy it.
- Just three days after they left, the mass arrests of Russian tourists in Germany began.
- I I think American tourists in general are spending money.
- I think you've got a lot of, like tourists in these stands now as well.
- Not there wasn't a single Chinese tourist leaving China.
- It's like a four lane loud tourist everywhere.
- Don't cheat I'm a tourist yeah yeah.
- And, and I can understand, they say, well, why should we reward tourists the VHE?
Examples
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And so if you're just a tourist, you might have trouble.
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Every year, millions of tourists visit the famous landmarks in Paris.
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And it's sort of the tourist information area.
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So glad we got away from all the tourist areas.
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Every day, a tourist wants me to take them here.
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Retail stores have been shut down, tourist sites have been closed.
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But there are a lot of tourists at this season.
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All the tourists love to come in and see little pieces of history.
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I can't go to a city as a tourist and enjoy it.
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At lunchtime on any given day, hungry tourists spill out onto the streets.
Synonyms
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A person who goes to a place for a short time to see someone or something
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A person who often goes from place to place
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A person who spends time away from home to relax or have fun
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A person who goes to many countries around the world
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A person who visits famous places while traveling as a tourist
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A person who makes a short trip for pleasure to see sights
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A person who goes away from home for fun
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A person who goes to a place to see people or things, often in old writing
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A person who travels to natural places to enjoy wildlife and help protect nature
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A person who goes to different places for pleasure or adventure
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A person who travels from one place to another
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A person who goes on a short trip for pleasure, returning the same day
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A person who travels for pleasure on holiday
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A person who travels to rest and enjoy free time
A person who visits a place for a short time
Idioms
Compounds
- Informal
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A place that attracts tourists and charges them too much for poor quality things or services
- Formal
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Local government charges a small fee per night or per stay for people staying in hotels and other tourist accommodation
- Archaic
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The cheapest seats and rooms on planes, trains, and ships with few extras
- Archaic
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A small roadside hotel or group of cabins where you can park near your room
How Permanent
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Tourist comes from the word tour, which originally meant a 'turn' or a short trip. So a tourist is simply a person who takes those trips for pleasure, someone who goes on tours to see new places.