tourist

noun

tour·​ist ˈtu̇r-ist 

1

: one that makes a tour for pleasure or culture

2

: tourist class

tourist adjective or adverb

Synonyms of tourist

• traveler
• visitor

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 on the Web

Six people were killed — an elderly couple living in one of the apartments, and four American tourists staying in a short-term rental property in the building. — Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026

Six people were killed – an elderly couple living in one of the apartments, and four American tourists staying in a short-term rental property in the building. — ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026

Four foreign tourists and their guide were forced to jump into the water after their snorkeling boat exploded and caught fire near Bali, Indonesia, according to authorities. — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2026

The annual New York City Marathon — which attracts tourists and runners from all over the world while complicating surface transportation across all five boroughs — is typically a high-water mark for subway ridership. — Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 2 Nov. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1775, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing tourist

• tourist attractions
• tourist card
• tourist class
• tourist court
• tourist season
• tourist trap

Rhymes for tourist

• jurist
• purest
• purist
• surest

Kids Definition

tourist

noun

tour·​ist ˈtu̇r-əst 

: a person who travels for pleasure

tourist adjective