as in traveller
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
Location Anchored between Blackfriars Bridge and the Tate Modern, Sea Containers is a front-row perch to London’s cultural tide—where the Thames unfurls like a silver sash, ferries gliding past in a daily ballet of commuters and sightseers.
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Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
The Glória Funicular, in service since 1885 and recognized as one of Lisbon’s most iconic landmarks, was packed with commuters and sightseers when the accident happened.
—Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2025
As businesses that appeal to locals have left the downtown area, restaurants and shops that attract scholars and sightseers have moved into original brick buildings featuring beautiful facades—with some structures dating to the late 1800s and none more than two stories tall.
—Sheri Castle, Southern Living, 31 Aug. 2025
Over-tourism is a problem in Japan today, as sightseers push the local infrastructure to its limits.
—H.m.a. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 22 Aug. 2025
Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
The Glória Funicular, in service since 1885 and recognized as one of Lisbon’s most iconic landmarks, was packed with commuters and sightseers when the accident happened.
—Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2025
As businesses that appeal to locals have left the downtown area, restaurants and shops that attract scholars and sightseers have moved into original brick buildings featuring beautiful facades—with some structures dating to the late 1800s and none more than two stories tall.
—Sheri Castle, Southern Living, 31 Aug. 2025
Over-tourism is a problem in Japan today, as sightseers push the local infrastructure to its limits.
—H.m.a. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sightseer
Noun
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China’s new program is part of the country’s broader effort to open itself up, including attracting more foreign investment, international students, and tourists.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
1 Oct. 2025
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This extra information could have saved the lives of tourists who overestimate their hiking resilience, unhoused people unsure of their options to cool down and senior citizens who wait too long to ask for help — all causes of heat deaths every summer in Arizona.—
Joan Meiners,
AZCentral.com,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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At PortMiami on Thursday, several travelers express frustration over how the outbreak was managed by the cruise line.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
3 Oct. 2025
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Other cruise line travelers can also choose a four-night sail from Miami to Cozumel or three-day West Coast trips embarking from Los Angeles and sailing to Ensenada, Mexico.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Sightseer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sightseer. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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