as in traveller
a person who travels for pleasure
tourists from all over like to take pictures of the alligators in the bayou
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Recent Examples of tourist
But there’s a major difference between visiting as a tourist and settling into life as a foreigner.
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Essence, 10 Sep. 2025
In February, more than 40 people were killed in southern Mexico when a bus traveling to Tabasco from the tourist city of Cancun hit a trailer truck and caught fire.
—Lizbeth Diaz, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
Old Baldy has guided sailors since 1817 and is now a tourist site that includes a keeper's cottage with museum exhibits.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2025
The ones everyone had heard of back then, and locals and tourists still visit today.
—Jenny Peters, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
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Essence, 10 Sep. 2025
In February, more than 40 people were killed in southern Mexico when a bus traveling to Tabasco from the tourist city of Cancun hit a trailer truck and caught fire.
—Lizbeth Diaz, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
Old Baldy has guided sailors since 1817 and is now a tourist site that includes a keeper's cottage with museum exhibits.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2025
The ones everyone had heard of back then, and locals and tourists still visit today.
—Jenny Peters, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tourist
traveler
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As a traveler, she's visited destinations such as Hawaii and Mexico, especially loving trips out in nature.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Searches for Christmas and New Year’s getaways show travelers are looking for warm international locales to escape the cold.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Tourist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tourist. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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