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
And in Japan, around 82% of tourists reported that eating Japanese food was one of their travel expectations in 2024, up from about 70% in 2015.
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Sydney Goh, CNBC, 22 Mar. 2026
Most of the way up the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, which rises to a height of more than eighteen thousand feet, in southwestern China’s Yunnan Province, there is a large alpine field called Yunshanping, or Spruce Meadow, where tourists gather to take photographs.
—Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2026
Time your visits during shoulder seasons, seek out local food spots away from tourist centers, and prioritize destinations where the landscape is the main attraction.
—Lauren Schuster, Charlotte Observer, 21 Mar. 2026
This has gone down well with many of the millions of tourists who visit Paris each year.
—Lisa Courbebaisse, CNN Money, 21 Mar. 2026
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Sydney Goh, CNBC, 22 Mar. 2026
Most of the way up the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, which rises to a height of more than eighteen thousand feet, in southwestern China’s Yunnan Province, there is a large alpine field called Yunshanping, or Spruce Meadow, where tourists gather to take photographs.
—Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2026
Time your visits during shoulder seasons, seek out local food spots away from tourist centers, and prioritize destinations where the landscape is the main attraction.
—Lauren Schuster, Charlotte Observer, 21 Mar. 2026
This has gone down well with many of the millions of tourists who visit Paris each year.
—Lisa Courbebaisse, CNN Money, 21 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tourist
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The State Department also warned travelers to prepare for potential disruptions, including periodic airspace closures that could affect international flights.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
25 Mar. 2026
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The stoppage has caused staffing shortages among TSA workers at airport security checkpoints, resulting in significantly longer-than-normal delays for travelers, with some airports reporting wait times of over four hours.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
25 Mar. 2026
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Many of the visitors are couples about to get married.—
Peter Hessler,
New Yorker,
21 Mar. 2026
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But even when the sun came out, crowds seemed much thinner than in years past, although a fitness event did bring visitors from across the country.—
Al Diaz,
Miami Herald,
21 Mar. 2026
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“Tourist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tourist. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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