tourist
noun
tour·ist ˈtu̇r-ist 
1
: one that makes a tour for pleasure or culture
2
: tourist class
tourist adjective or adverb
Synonyms
- excursionist
- rubberneck
- rubbernecker
- sightseer
- traveler
- traveller
- tripper [chiefly British]
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Example Sentences
The museums attract a lot of tourists. In the summer the town is filled with tourists. The tourists defeated the home side.
Recent Examples on the Web Paul Stantel, a tourist from Wisconsin who has been visiting Edgartown, said there is plenty of blame to go around for the crisis. 
Fox News, 16 Sep. 2022 The president was in awe throughout, and captured by Chronicle photographer Larry Tiscornia with his mouth agape like a tourist. Peter Hartlaub, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Sep. 2022 Moritz Van Elsebergen, 34, a tourist from Frankfurt, had been at an Italian café nearby when suddenly the music stopped and everyone’s phones lit up at once. Richard Morgan, Town & Country, 8 Sep. 2022 The exact hoodie is one that Lavigne wore as a teenager, notably to visit the Hollywood Walk of Fame as a tourist. Christian Allaire, Vogue, 1 Sep. 2022 Of course, most of us can control a single instance of a habit, such as by refusing a cup of coffee this time or taking the time to offer directions to a lost tourist. CNN, 29 Aug. 2022 The latest wave of criticism began earlier this month after a tourist in Jesolo, a seaside resort 20 miles from Venice, came across the bottles in a grocery store and posted about them on Facebook. Orge Castellano, Sun Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2022 The woman, a tourist, was walking around 6 p.m. near Mile 7 of the trail, in the Point Woronzof area near a runway of Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport where people park to watch planes take off and land. Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Aug. 2022 The queen of TikTok has truly outdone herself by giving us a textbook example of how to not look like a tourist while on vacay. Seventeen, 12 Aug. 2022 See More
Fox News, 16 Sep. 2022 The president was in awe throughout, and captured by Chronicle photographer Larry Tiscornia with his mouth agape like a tourist. Peter Hartlaub, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Sep. 2022 Moritz Van Elsebergen, 34, a tourist from Frankfurt, had been at an Italian café nearby when suddenly the music stopped and everyone’s phones lit up at once. Richard Morgan, Town & Country, 8 Sep. 2022 The exact hoodie is one that Lavigne wore as a teenager, notably to visit the Hollywood Walk of Fame as a tourist. Christian Allaire, Vogue, 1 Sep. 2022 Of course, most of us can control a single instance of a habit, such as by refusing a cup of coffee this time or taking the time to offer directions to a lost tourist. CNN, 29 Aug. 2022 The latest wave of criticism began earlier this month after a tourist in Jesolo, a seaside resort 20 miles from Venice, came across the bottles in a grocery store and posted about them on Facebook. Orge Castellano, Sun Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2022 The woman, a tourist, was walking around 6 p.m. near Mile 7 of the trail, in the Point Woronzof area near a runway of Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport where people park to watch planes take off and land. Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Aug. 2022 The queen of TikTok has truly outdone herself by giving us a textbook example of how to not look like a tourist while on vacay. Seventeen, 12 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1775, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Phrases Containing tourist
Kids Definition
tourist
noun
tour·ist ˈtu̇r-ist
: a person who travels for pleasure
tourist
noun
as in traveler
a person who travels for pleasure tourists from all over like to take pictures of the alligators in the bayou Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- traveler
- traveller
- visitor
- sightseer
- excursionist
- pilgrim
- vacationer
- tripper
- rubbernecker
- guest
- holidaymaker
- rubberneck
- holidayer
- vacationist
- hosteller
- snowbird
- transient
- wayfarer
- hosteler
- journeyer
- sunseeker
