tourist

noun

tour·​ist ˈtu̇r-ist How to pronounce tourist (audio)
1
: one that makes a tour for pleasure or culture
2
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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Visit in the fall or spring for breathing room, with fewer tourists and cooler temperatures. Emilio Parra Doiztua, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025 Emaar has invested $4 billion in Marassi North Coast, which employs around 20,000 people on-site and has already welcomed around four million tourists since April this year, says Alabbar. Rebecca Cairns, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025 The area is already a tourist hub in the summer months, and PF’s Nebraska state coordinator Kelsi Wehrman says the local community has welcomed the prospect of bringing in more hunters during the fall and winter months. Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 16 Oct. 2025 The video is simultaneously a provocative advertisement for Aryubi’s company—as well as an encouragement for tourists to visit Afghanistan. T. M. Brown, New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for tourist

Word History

First Known Use

1775, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of tourist was in 1775

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“Tourist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tourist. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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tourist

noun
tour·​ist ˈtu̇r-əst How to pronounce tourist (audio)
: a person who travels for pleasure
tourist adjective

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