tourer

noun

tour·​er ˈtu̇r-ər How to pronounce tourer (audio)
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: one that tours

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In a statement on Saturday, the Northwest Avalanche Center said one of the remaining tourers was fully buried and killed by the avalanche and the other was fully buried and presumed dead. Kiki Intarasuwan, CBS News, 11 Jan. 2026 First things first – the Himalayan 750 will be positioned as an adventure tourer, as opposed to a proper adventure bike, and that’s more or less confirmed with the 19/17-inch tire setup. New Atlas, 6 Jan. 2026 In addition to their ski gear, ski tourers carry headlamps, avalanche transceivers and probes, and plenty of food to refuel. Susan B. Barnes, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025 Sports cars are famously undefinable, encompassing a broad array of roadsters, four-door cars, coupes, grand tourers, supercars, and even some straight-up race cars. Robert Ross, Robb Report, 28 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for tourer

Word History

First Known Use

1924, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of tourer was in 1924

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“Tourer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tourer. Accessed 26 Jan. 2026.

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