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: one that makes a tour for pleasure or culture
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tourist
adjective or adverb
Synonyms of tourist
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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The incident came just days after a carriage horse named Deniz collapsed and died near West 72nd Street and West Drive while pulling tourists through the park.
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Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2026
The teen was a tourist visiting the park.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 18 June 2026
Most hotels sit behind the main road, often thronged with tourists and traffic noise, but the Regent Shanghai on the Bund gives guests great views without the fuss.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 June 2026
The island village is beset by sea hags, serial killers, creepy clowns and other evils that interfere with Tom’s dream of turning Widow’s Bay into a Martha’s Vineyard-like tourist destination.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 17 June 2026
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Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2026
The teen was a tourist visiting the park.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 18 June 2026
Most hotels sit behind the main road, often thronged with tourists and traffic noise, but the Regent Shanghai on the Bund gives guests great views without the fuss.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 June 2026
The island village is beset by sea hags, serial killers, creepy clowns and other evils that interfere with Tom’s dream of turning Widow’s Bay into a Martha’s Vineyard-like tourist destination.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 17 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for tourist
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“Tourist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tourist. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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