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 iconic green and white, two-story house welcomes over 30,000 tourists and locals a year, offering student field trips and tours around the property. —Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2025

Sweden has launched a novel tourist campaign that urges boosting mind and body by traveling there, yet some are already sharing differing thoughts. —Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2025

Syrupy sweets gleam in the windows of dessert shops around Athens, but skip the tourist-magnet displays and go to Feyrouz. —Katherine Whittaker, Saveur, 9 Oct. 2025

All New Yorkers and the more than 68 million tourists who visit the city each year are counting on you to come to a fair and speedy resolution on these contracts. —Greg Evans, Deadline, 9 Oct. 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