vacationists

noun

plural of vacationist
as in vacationers

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  1. tourists
  2. travelers
  3. sightseers
  4. visitors
Noun
  • 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
Definition of tourists
Noun
  • To qualify, travelers must book a round-trip JetBlue Main Fare flight combined with a hotel or cruise for travel by February 10, 2027.
    — Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Empty-leg flights can offer steep discounts on private jets, but travelers sacrifice flexibility and face the possibility of last-minute cancellations.
    — Elliott Harrell, Travel + Leisure, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of travelers
Noun
  • By the 1980s, just a few years after the National Geographic story came out, the monarchs were already drawing streams of intrepid sightseers from abroad, despite almost no tourism infrastructure.
    — Vann R. Newkirk II, The Atlantic, 28 July 2026
  • The coverage of the latest chapter in the Reflecting Pool’s story has attracted news reporters and sightseers putting their hands in the murky waters.
    — Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 June 2026
Definition of sightseers
Noun
  • And, despite trade disagreements, visitors can still get cheddar and bacon soup and filet mignon from the Canada pavilion.
    — Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Mapquest even offered a page for visitors to create their own name for the lake.
    — Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of visitors
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