tourer

tour

T0289200 (to͝or)n.1. A trip with visits to various places of interest for business, pleasure, or instruction.2. A group organized for such a trip or for a shorter sightseeing excursion.3. A brief trip to or through a place for the purpose of seeing it: a tour of the house.4. A journey to fulfill a round of engagements in several places: a pianist on a concert tour.5. A shift, as in a factory.6. A period of duty at a single place or job.7. Sports A series of professional tournaments, as in golf.v. toured, tour·ing, tours v.intr.1. To travel from place to place, especially for pleasure.2. To travel among various places while fulfilling engagements.v.tr.1. To make a tour of: toured Europe last summer; officials touring the scene of the disaster.2. To present (a play, for example) on a tour.

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[Middle English, a turn, from Old French (influenced by tourner, to turn about), from Latin tornus, lathe; see turn.]

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tour′er n.

tourer

(ˈtʊərə) n (Automotive Engineering) a large open car with a folding top, usually seating a driver and four passengers. Also called (esp US): touring car

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Noun	1.	tourer - someone who travels for pleasure holidaymaker, touristtraveler, traveller - a person who changes locationexcursionist, rubberneck, sightseer, tripper - a tourist who is visiting sights of interest
	2.	tourer - large open car seating four with folding topphaeton, touring carauto, automobile, car, motorcar, machine - a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine; "he needs a car to get to work"

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