grand tourern.

Brit.

/ˌɡran(d) ˈtʊərə/,

/ˌɡran(d) ˈtɔːrə/, U.S.

/ˌɡræn(d) ˈtʊrər/

Forms: also with capital initials.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: grand tour n., -er suffix¹.

Etymology: < grand tour n. + -er suffix¹. Compare tourer n. With sense 2 compare gran turismo n.

1. A person who undertakes a grand tour (grand tour n. 1); a person who travels extensively, esp. to acquire culture. Chiefly historical.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > one who sees > [noun] > sight-seer

visitant1677

sightseer1834

rubberneck1894

rubbernecker1898

grand tourer1926

looky-loo1978

society > travel > aspects of travel > traveller > [noun] > tourist > specific

Cook's tourist1863

conducted1907

grand tourer1926

1926 Jrnl. Geogr. Nov. 283 Finger-counting of the countries visited is a popular pastime when two ‘Grand Tourers’ meet.

1963 C. Roberts Grand Cruise i. 16 In Rome they encountered a horde of distinguished Grand Tourers.

1983 A. Holler Florencewalks 40 The nineteenth-century Grand Tourers..who roamed the galleries and gardens of Florence and sketched in front of the Botticellis.

2008 Austral. Financial Rev. (Nexis) 17 Oct. (Life & Leisure section) 16 Like it [sc. the Amalfi coast] was for the ‘grand tourers’ of the 18th and 19th century, it is culturally edifying.

2. A car designed for comfortable long-distance touring; = gran turismo n. Cf. GT n. and adj. at G n. Initialisms. Now somewhat archaic.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > motor car > [noun] > touring car

touring-car1903

tourer1927

grand tourer1955

grand touring1957

gran turismo1960

1955 Motor 23 Mar. 284/2 Four races at the Swedish Grand Prix meeting..on the new 4-mile circuit... Sports cars (130 miles), production sports cars and Grand Tourers up to 2-litres (65 miles) and Formula III (32 miles).

1963 Engineering 31 May 740/1 A new and more economical means of obtaining a Grand Tourer was devised by ‘customizing’ an ordinary production sports car.

1991 M. Lawrence A to Z Sports Cars (1996) at Bentley Its 100+ mph cruising speed made it the ultimate Grand Tourer: you could drive from London to Monte Carlo and arrive fresh enough to play the tables.

2006 Esquire Jan. 78/2 If you're after a relaxed grand tourer that turns a few heads, this is the car for you.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	grand tourer
释义	grand tourern. Brit. /ˌɡran(d) ˈtʊərə/, /ˌɡran(d) ˈtɔːrə/, U.S. /ˌɡræn(d) ˈtʊrər/ Forms: also with capital initials. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: grand tour n., -er suffix¹. Etymology: < grand tour n. + -er suffix¹. Compare tourer n. With sense 2 compare gran turismo n. 1. A person who undertakes a grand tour (grand tour n. 1); a person who travels extensively, esp. to acquire culture. Chiefly historical. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > one who sees > [noun] > sight-seer visitant1677 sightseer1834 rubberneck1894 rubbernecker1898 grand tourer1926 looky-loo1978 society > travel > aspects of travel > traveller > [noun] > tourist > specific Cook's tourist1863 conducted1907 grand tourer1926 1926 Jrnl. Geogr. Nov. 283 Finger-counting of the countries visited is a popular pastime when two ‘Grand Tourers’ meet. 1963 C. Roberts Grand Cruise i. 16 In Rome they encountered a horde of distinguished Grand Tourers. 1983 A. Holler Florencewalks 40 The nineteenth-century Grand Tourers..who roamed the galleries and gardens of Florence and sketched in front of the Botticellis. 2008 Austral. Financial Rev. (Nexis) 17 Oct. (Life & Leisure section) 16 Like it [sc. the Amalfi coast] was for the ‘grand tourers’ of the 18th and 19th century, it is culturally edifying. 2. A car designed for comfortable long-distance touring; = gran turismo n. Cf. GT n. and adj. at G n. Initialisms. Now somewhat archaic. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > motor car > [noun] > touring car touring-car1903 tourer1927 grand tourer1955 grand touring1957 gran turismo1960 1955 Motor 23 Mar. 284/2 Four races at the Swedish Grand Prix meeting..on the new 4-mile circuit... Sports cars (130 miles), production sports cars and Grand Tourers up to 2-litres (65 miles) and Formula III (32 miles). 1963 Engineering 31 May 740/1 A new and more economical means of obtaining a Grand Tourer was devised by ‘customizing’ an ordinary production sports car. 1991 M. Lawrence A to Z Sports Cars (1996) at Bentley Its 100+ mph cruising speed made it the ultimate Grand Tourer: you could drive from London to Monte Carlo and arrive fresh enough to play the tables. 2006 Esquire Jan. 78/2 If you're after a relaxed grand tourer that turns a few heads, this is the car for you. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1926
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