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holidaymakers

noun

plural of holidaymaker, chiefly British

as in vacationers

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Every autumn, as the bay freezes, hundreds of these bears gather around it before heading out across the ice, and thousands of tourists come to see them.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 6 Sep. 2026
Volcanic ash rose to 50,000 feet, drifting over Jakarta and western provinces, as authorities warned residents and tourists to stay two miles from the crater.

— Tatan Syuflana, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of tourists

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Small shares of travelers stayed closer to home, chose less expensive destinations or shortened their trips.

— Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026
Even before Italy imposed the border checks, travelers leaving Ceuta and Melilla, Spain’s other territory in North Africa, were already subject to EU border checks at ports and airports.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of travelers

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Two engaged couples posed for wedding photos in between joggers, dog walkers and sightseers who clamored around Osprey Street to enjoy the day’s majestic sunset.

— Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
By the 1980s, just a few years after the National Geographic story came out, the monarchs were already drawing streams of intrepid sightseers from abroad, despite almost no tourism infrastructure.

— Vann R. Newkirk II, The Atlantic, 28 July 2026

Definition of sightseers

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No visit to Lithfield is complete without a visit to The White Memorial Conservation Center, and in particular, the Little Pond Boardwalk, an elevated walkway that allows visitors to experience the wetland environment.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Sep. 2026
According to information from Texas Legacy Realty, the H Mart Plaza developer, the area is a catalyst for growth and a destination, drawing visitors from throughout the DFW area.

— Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Sep. 2026

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