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sightseer

noun

Definition of sightseer

as in tourist

a person who travels for pleasure we shared the bus with a group of sightseers from out of town

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Recent Examples of sightseer Closer still to the falls, the mist is heavy enough to drench the sightseers stopping to gawk at the spectacle from viewing points, or on slippery pathways between the various lookouts. — Charukesi Ramadurai, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2026 The famous ski run ends at the Montenvers Railway, which has carried skiers and sightseers from the end of the glacier back to the village of Chamonix since 1909. — Elizabeth Shackelford, Mercury News, 17 Sep. 2026 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 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 Only a few sightseers lingered in the area to snap images of the Soldiers & Sailors Monument. — Cindi Andrews, IndyStar, 25 May 2026 Winter has options for cross-country skiers and sightseers. — Maryam Siddiqi, Travel + Leisure, 23 May 2026 For $33 per person, sightseers will get a 15-minute ride above the Surrounded Islands, a 45-minute bus ride over causeways near the islands and a 90-minute boat tour through Biscayne Bay. — Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2026

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Ryder’s Law was reintroduced this year after another carriage horse collapsed and died in Central Park, and in a separate incident, tourist Romanch Mahajan, 18, died after falling off a carriage after the operator lost control.

— Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 14 Oct. 2026
While Harding, the other tourist on the Titan, was a keen adventurer, the Dawoods preferred plusher vacations that taught them something.

— Julia Buckley, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026

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Carlos Antunes, Tap’s director for the Americas, told T+L that the airline introduced bidding with different types of travelers in mind.

— Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 12 Oct. 2026
Working with the Catholic charity Caritas, her initiative receives more than 29 pounds of medicine each week from humanitarian groups in Canada and the United States, travelers carrying donations and local residents.

— Andrea Rodríguez, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026

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