Thesaurus results for SIGHTSEER

sightseer

noun

Definition of sightseer next

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 Amid rumors of the impending announcement, following a test-run at the Eiffel Tower overnight, fans and sightseers had also gathered on the Trocadero esplanade in anticipation. —

Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 30 Mar. 2026 One house in particular, on the generous corner lot at Gower and Douthit streets, attracted sightseers from all over town. —

Gail Sheehy, Vanity Fair, 20 Feb. 2026 Big Basin was established in 1902 to safeguard its redwood trees and is still visited today by sightseers from all over the world wanting to gaze at the 300-foot giants. —

Kurtis Alexander, San Francisco Chronicle, 19 Feb. 2026 Rooms full of computer setups abut secured labs, most equipped with one-way see-through walls so sightseers can sneak a peek at the genetic endeavors underway. —

Mike Snider, USA Today, 17 Feb. 2026 Including their fellow sightseers, of course. —

New York Times, 2 Dec. 2025 While there’s more mining activity in Wyoming or the Dakotas, Energy Fuels spokesman Curtis Moore said some of America’s best, cheapest uranium sources are in the Southwest and, yes, near a great gorge that is sacred to multiple tribes and beloved by millions of sightseers. —

Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 12 Nov. 2025 But that hasn't stopped sightseers from visiting the house decades later, to the annoyance of the neighbors. —

Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025 But as the region’s mountains shift and destabilize, scientists warn that the next dramatic event could put sightseers directly in harm’s way. —

Sarah Hutter, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2025

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What Alkassar, who lives on South Beach, does hope to do is lure not only Miami Beach residents and tourists but locals who have in recent times proved reluctant to cross the bridges from the mainland.

— Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 6 Apr. 2026
In the nineties, the Danish government launched an urban-regeneration plan that paired public money with private development and promised new transit and tourist infrastructure.

— Eric Klinenberg, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026