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: one that makes a tour for pleasure or culture
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tourist
adjective or adverb
Synonyms of tourist
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.
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Popular food influencers like Keith Lee and Jeremy Jacobowitz are just some of many tourists who have shown off their Japanese 7-Eleven egg salad sandwiches in viral TikToks over the past year.
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Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 4 Dec. 2025
Adding to the crunch of holiday shoppers and tourists, several hundred picketers gathered outside of the famous landmark, which is also the site of a swanky three-floor Starbucks Reserve location and the company's regional headquarters.
—Amelia Lucas,kate Rogers, CNBC, 4 Dec. 2025
The Independence City Council unanimously approved the temporary program at its Monday night meeting, leaving homeowners with far fewer hoops to jump through in order to rent out their beds to incoming tourists this summer.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 4 Dec. 2025
Long waits for appointments — often for B1 and B2 tourist and business visas — have persisted despite an expansion of consular staffing.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025
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Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 4 Dec. 2025
Adding to the crunch of holiday shoppers and tourists, several hundred picketers gathered outside of the famous landmark, which is also the site of a swanky three-floor Starbucks Reserve location and the company's regional headquarters.
—Amelia Lucas,kate Rogers, CNBC, 4 Dec. 2025
The Independence City Council unanimously approved the temporary program at its Monday night meeting, leaving homeowners with far fewer hoops to jump through in order to rent out their beds to incoming tourists this summer.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 4 Dec. 2025
Long waits for appointments — often for B1 and B2 tourist and business visas — have persisted despite an expansion of consular staffing.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for tourist
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“Tourist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tourist. Accessed 7 Dec. 2025.
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