tourist

noun

tour·​ist ˈtu̇r-ist 

1

: one that makes a tour for pleasure or culture

2

: tourist class

tourist adjective or adverb

Synonyms of tourist

• traveler
• visitor

Examples of tourist in a Sentence

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

Japan is considered one of Asia’s top snow sports destinations due to its powder snow, which attracts a large number of foreign tourists each winter. —Chris Lau, CNN Money, 2 Feb. 2026

Continue reading … AMERICAN CULTURE QUIZ – Test yourself on tourist tradeoffs and political personalities. —FOXNews.com, 2 Feb. 2026

Spending some time doing online searches of independent tour providers in each port and watching content in places like YouTube and TikTok to see what other tourists have done in the area can pay off. —Terri Peters, Southern Living, 1 Feb. 2026

The doc explores the unsettling clash between history and memory in a small Mississippi town that’s become an antebellum tourist destination. —Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 1 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1775, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing tourist

• tourist attractions
• tourist card
• tourist class
• tourist court
• tourist season
• tourist trap

Rhymes for tourist

• jurist
• purest
• purist
• surest

Kids Definition

tourist

noun

tour·​ist ˈtu̇r-əst 

: a person who travels for pleasure

tourist adjective