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: one that makes a tour for pleasure or culture
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tourist
adjective or adverb
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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In Washington, they were often seen stationed near tourist sites, and were employed to pick up litter.
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China’s new program is part of the country’s broader effort to open itself up, including attracting more foreign investment, international students, and tourists.
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This extra information could have saved the lives of tourists who overestimate their hiking resilience, unhoused people unsure of their options to cool down and senior citizens who wait too long to ask for help — all causes of heat deaths every summer in Arizona.
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Adam Crafton, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
In Washington, they were often seen stationed near tourist sites, and were employed to pick up litter.
—Martin Kaste, NPR, 2 Oct. 2025
China’s new program is part of the country’s broader effort to open itself up, including attracting more foreign investment, international students, and tourists.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 1 Oct. 2025
This extra information could have saved the lives of tourists who overestimate their hiking resilience, unhoused people unsure of their options to cool down and senior citizens who wait too long to ask for help — all causes of heat deaths every summer in Arizona.
—Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 1 Oct. 2025
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“Tourist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tourist. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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