Thesaurus results for TRIPPERS

trippers

noun

plural of tripper, chiefly British

as in tourists

a person who travels for pleasure day trippers who come to spend a few hours on the island

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Recent Examples of trippers String them all together, and Dexter is a day-trippers’ dream. — Stacey Brugeman, Midwest Living, 27 Aug. 2026 Road trippers and those traveling solely by car can still be vulnerable to fraud. — Vince Basada, Sacbee.com, 24 Aug. 2026 Day trippers during peak summer months are aplenty, but only between 10am and 5pm. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Aug. 2026 Road trippers can spend the night at Red Cliffs Lodge Zion, A Tribute Portfolio Hotel, where award-winning interior design blends seamlessly with the panoramic sights of towering red rock and radiant fall foliage. — Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 At the time, road trippers had few convenient options for an overnight stop. — Dana Sauchelli, Travel + Leisure, 6 Aug. 2026 The tax will be paid by visitors with overnight stays in Edinburgh, not day trippers. — Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 26 July 2026 Conecuh Sausage Evergreen, Alabama Thanks to Conecuh’s cult following, road-trippers from across the country often make the pilgrimage to Evergreen, a small town in South Alabama, to visit the beloved brand’s gift shop. — Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 23 July 2026 Ben Rice has 29 home runs (fourth in league) for the Yankees, and Shohei Ohtani ranks 10th with 22 round-trippers for the Dodgers. — Data Skrive, New York Times, 18 July 2026

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The disaster occurred just off the coast of Kyrenia, a popular holiday resort for both locals and tourists.

— Reuters, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2026
Some thirty thousand tourists visited annually to soak in the mountain’s mineral springs and sip from a geyser of warm fizzy water.

— Laura Preston, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026

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That follows a growing trend, as airlines have been adding more capacity in the shoulder seasons and even in the off-peak winter period as travelers opt to fly in the fall and other cooler, cheaper times of the year.

— Michele Luhn, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
San Juan is a major tourist spot for the island, with its nearby airport and cruise docks, but travelers might not feel the impact of the crisis.

— Josh Rivera, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026

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