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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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And yet, despite America’s best efforts, in the midst of this horror, millions of artists, travelers, and inventors created love, and light.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026
But treating solo travelers as an audience rather than an accommodation is harder.

— Peter McGraw, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of travelers

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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
The coverage of the latest chapter in the Reflecting Pool’s story has attracted news reporters and sightseers putting their hands in the murky waters.

— Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 June 2026

Definition of sightseers

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Tourism officials are asking visitors to steer clear of one of Hawaii's most picturesque islands as residents and businesses work to recover from the latest tropical storm to thrash the state.

— GENE JOHNSON, Arkansas Online, 12 Sep. 2026
So many visitors get suckered into pasting and running the command that just about every malware pusher has adopted the technique.

— Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026

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