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Definition of tourist
1 : one that makes a tour for pleasure or culture
2 : tourist class
tourist
adjective or adverbExplore M-W
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
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Major client Virgin Galactic lost a test pilot in a crash that set its plan to fly space tourists.
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The hotel plans to host a rotating exhibit of local artists, so that The Perry may be a gathering place for locals as well as tourists.
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Tourists stroll by, whipping out their iPhones to get a photo.
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Tourists are expected to make nearly two of every three recreational pot purchases in Nevada.
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Before leaving the orphanage, tourists are given a guide to pouch-checking.
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To that end, there are no chain stores in town, nor even in Spetses, a tony, tourist-friendly island a 15-minute boat ride away.
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The first executive order targeted refugees, immigrants, and tourists from Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen (all Muslim-majority nations where Trump has no business ties).
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Xu Zhiwen, executive deputy governor of the Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture of Aba, the region where the landslide struck early Saturday, said that all 142 tourists who were visiting a site in Xinmo have been found alive.
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First Known Use of tourist
1775
TOURIST Defined for English Language Learners
tourist
playDefinition of tourist for English Language Learners
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: a person who travels to a place for pleasure
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: a member of a sports team that is playing a series of official games in a foreign country
TOURIST Defined for Kids
tourist
playDefinition of tourist for Students
: a person who travels for pleasure
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