tourist
noun [C] /ˈtʊə.rɪst/ /ˈtɔː-/
/ˈtʊr.ɪst/ Definition
A2 someone who visits a place for pleasure and interest, usually while they are 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.Tourism and holidaysHotels and hostelsTravellers and visitors › 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.Tourism and holidaysHotels and hostels
(Definition of tourist noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
© Cambridge University Press)
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Synonyms and related words:
- a rolling stone (gathers no moss) idiom
- bird of passage noun
- caller noun (VISIT)
- carpool noun (CARS)
- drifter noun
- explorer noun
- fare noun (PAYMENT)
- flyer noun (TRAVEL)
- globetrotter noun
- hobo noun
- holidaymaker noun
- itinerant adjective
- pickup noun (COLLECTION)
- pilgrim noun
- pioneer noun
- tourist office noun
- traveller noun
- tripper noun
- visitor noun
- voyager noun
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