Synonyms of tourist

tourist

noun

ˈtu̇r-ist 

as in traveler

a person who travels for pleasure

tourists from all over like to take pictures of the alligators in the bayou

Synonyms & Similar Words

• traveler
• visitor
• sightseer
• excursionist
• pilgrim
• tripper
• guest
• rubbernecker
• rubberneck
• vacationer
• holidayer
• holidaymaker
• vacationist
• wayfarer
• transient
• snowbird
• journeyer
• hosteler
• sunseeker

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of tourist

Escarpments were carved into beaches, asphalt rippled on the coastal highway, and tourists like Lester were left trapped. — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 28 Sep. 2026

Its purpose was to serve the silver and gold mines of the San Juan Mountains, but almost immediately the road also began to attract tourists. — Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026

Its tourist industry, built along lagoons and white sand beaches, is among the main economic drivers and source of foreign currency. — Dina Kraft, Christian Science Monitor, 28 Sep. 2026

Four American tourists died on Friday after a building collapsed due to a gas explosion in Athens, Greece, in a neighborhood near the Acropolis. — Carter Schroppe, The Washington Examiner, 27 Sep. 2026