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noun tour·ist \ ˈtu̇r-ist \

Definition of tourist

1 :one that makes a tour for pleasure or culture

2 :tourist class

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tourist

adjective or adverb

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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 of tourist from the Web

Most of Talkeetna’s stores line the two long blocks that make up its Main Street, where tourists ?

— mark thiessen, The Seattle Times, "Pot shop clashes with tourism stores in eclectic Alaska town," 30 Aug. 2017
The short drive to West Amana brings tourists to the Broom & Basket Shop, 618 Eighth Ave.

— jay jones, chicagotribune.com, "Turn back the clock and spend quality time in Iowa's Amana Colonies," 30 Aug. 2017
The high tourist season is behind us here along the Alabama Gulf Coast and in neighboring Pensacola Beach and Perdido Key on the Florida side, which means the locals are emerging from their beach bungalows.

— lee roop | lroop@al.com, AL.com, "Vulcan Materials, historic Birmingham redevelopment in AL.com business news," 28 Aug. 2017
When tourists buy Gucci purses in Manhattan’s Chinatown, most of them understand that the bags are fakes.

— aaron gilbreath, Longreads, "Breaking Into China’s Counterfeit Supply Chains," 24 Aug. 2017
What to complain about: the Voie Georges Pompidou, the roadway running along the Seine that's been closed as part of Paris's war on cars, and the fact that nothing's open on Mondays (only tourists complain that shit's not open on Sundays).

— esquire editors, Esquire, "How to B.S. Your Way to a Seven-Figure Book Deal," 23 Aug. 2017
Quintana Roo — home to such resort towns as Cancun, Cozumel, Playa del Carmen, Riviera Maya and Tulum — is a popular destination for American tourists.

— tom uhler, star-telegram, "About that Mexican resort trip — consider yourself warned," 23 Aug. 2017
Unionville is majority, but not exclusively, black, and Talbot County is becoming popular as a tourist and retirement haven.

— gabriella demczuk, Smithsonian, "After the Civil War, African-American Veterans Created a Home of Their Own: Unionville," 23 Aug. 2017
A manhunt is underway in Spain for 18-year-old Moussa Oukabir, who is suspected of driving the van that plowed into a crowd of tourists in Barcelona on Thursday, killing 13 people and injuring nearly 100 more.

— tina nguyen, vanityfair.com, "Massive Manhunt Underway After Barcelona Attacks Kill 13," 18 Aug. 2017

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