tourist

noun

tour·​ist ˈtu̇r-ist 

1

: one that makes a tour for pleasure or culture

2

: tourist class

tourist adjective or adverb

Synonyms

• traveller
• traveler

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

The programming appeals to both tourists and locals from around the world. —Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025

Brown is above all an action writer, and his hero, Robert Langdon, is continually in hot pursuit of whoever is hotly pursuing him, whether in Florence, Rome, Barcelona or some other popular tourist destination. —Book Marks september 11, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025

Normandy’s famous landing beaches are the main attraction for tourists visiting that historic area of France. —Jim Clash, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025

In June, the Tahoe Fund, alongside Keep Tahoe Blue, launched Emerald Bay shuttles, a new shuttle service in one of Tahoe’s most popular tourist destinations in the Basin. —Amelia Wu, Sacbee.com, 11 Sep. 2025

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