as in traveler
a person who travels for pleasure
tourists from all over like to take pictures of the alligators in the bayou
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Recent Examples of tourist
In Oatman, an old gold mining town, donkeys followed tourists along the boardwalks and into stores.
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Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 17 May 2026
The country has spent years encouraging tourists to look beyond the Golden Circle.
—David Nikel, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
Police told the outlets that Zheenaliev was reported missing while staying in a holiday home in the popular tourist village of Baktuu-Dolonotu in Kyrgyzstan.
—Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 16 May 2026
The tourists trail by 182 runs and are looking to level the series after losing the first test at Dhaka a week ago.
—ABC News, 16 May 2026
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Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 17 May 2026
The country has spent years encouraging tourists to look beyond the Golden Circle.
—David Nikel, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
Police told the outlets that Zheenaliev was reported missing while staying in a holiday home in the popular tourist village of Baktuu-Dolonotu in Kyrgyzstan.
—Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 16 May 2026
The tourists trail by 182 runs and are looking to level the series after losing the first test at Dhaka a week ago.
—ABC News, 16 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tourist
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The remote terminal essentially moves the security screening process from the actual airport to the new facility, allowing travelers to check themselves and their bags and get on a bus that drops them off right at their airport gate, 23 miles away.—
Aaron Parseghian,
CBS News,
19 May 2026
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Chipmunks chitter around the bald summit as travelers marvel at the vast panorama unfurling at their feet.—
Shilo Urban,
Travel + Leisure,
19 May 2026
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Cars are banned, so visitors get around on foot or by golf cart; however, the island is arguably best explored by boat.—
Nicky Swallow,
Travel + Leisure,
17 May 2026
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Walking across shiny, immaculately clean floors into the still room, a tour leads visitors to a room with the immense structures the Bakers use to make their special brand of whiskey.—
Emily M. Olson,
Hartford Courant,
17 May 2026
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“Tourist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tourist. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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