tourist

[ too r-ist ]
/ ˈtʊər ɪst /

noun

a person who is traveling, especially for pleasure.
tourist class.

adverb

in tourist-class accommodations, or by tourist-class conveyance: to travel tourist.

Origin of tourist

First recorded in 1770–80; tour + -ist

OTHER WORDS FROM tourist

non·tour·ist, noun

Words nearby tourist

tourette syndrome, tourette's syndrome, tourie, touring car, tourism, tourist, tourist car, tourist class, tourist court, tourist home, tourist trap

Example sentences from the Web for non-tourist

  • It was during the non-tourist season and Min—that's the little woman—was doing the spring cleaning.

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British Dictionary definitions for non-tourist

tourist
/ (ˈtʊərɪst) /

noun

  1. a person who travels for pleasure, usually sightseeing and staying in hotels
  2. (as modifier)tourist attractions
a person on an excursion or sightseeing tour
a person travelling abroad as a member of a sports team that is playing a series of usually international matches
Also called: tourist class the lowest class of accommodation on a passenger ship

adjective

of or relating to tourist accommodation

Derived forms of tourist

touristic, adjective