touristnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈtʊə.rɪst//ˈtɔː.rɪst/us/ˈtʊr.ɪst/A2 someone who visits a place for pleasure and interest, usually while on holiday:
Millions of tourists visit Rome every year.
Hordes (= very large groups) of tourists flock to the Mediterranean each year.
Disneyworld is one of Florida's major tourist attractions.
The island is very busy during the tourist season.
UK a member of a sports team who is travelling from place to place in a foreign country, playing games:
The West Indies easily defeated the tourists.
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- I must look like the typical tourist with my shorts and my camera.
- My dad has a cottage which he rents out to tourists.
- The Caribbean is a popular tourist destination.
- Bus-loads of tourists pour into this place in the summer.
- A year after the hurricane, tourists are gradually beginning to come back to the region.
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Tourism & holidays
- ABTA
- agritourism
- awayday
- beach resort
- break
- caravan park
- caravan site
- Cinco de Mayo
- courier
- docent
- guest
- holiday package
- low season
- resort
- season
- self-catering
- staging post
- touristy
- vacationer
- weekend
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