tourist

noun

tour·​ist ˈtu̇r-ist 

1

: one that makes a tour for pleasure or culture

2

: tourist class

tourist adjective or adverb

Synonyms

• excursionist
• rubberneck
• rubbernecker
• sightseer
• traveler
• traveller
• tripper [chiefly British]

Examples of tourist in a Sentence

The museums attract a lot of tourists.

In the summer the town is filled with tourists.

The tourists defeated the home side.

Recent Examples on the Web

The victim, whose injuries are not life-threatening, was identified as a 30-year-old Spanish tourist, according to The Associated Press. —Brie Stimson, Fox News, 22 Feb. 2025

But her world is upended when a tourist mysteriously dies at one of her parties. —Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 22 Feb. 2025

Police arrested a man suspected of carrying out a stabbing attack Friday at Berlin's Holocaust Memorial, leaving a Spanish tourist seriously injured. —Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 22 Feb. 2025

Man arrested in Holocaust site attack BERLIN -- Police arrested a man suspected in a stabbing attack Friday at Berlin's Holocaust Memorial that left a Spanish tourist seriously injured, police said. —Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 22 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1775, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing tourist

• tourist attractions
• tourist card
• tourist class
• tourist court
• tourist season
• tourist trap

Rhymes for tourist

• jurist
• purest
• purist
• surest

Kids Definition

tourist

noun

tour·​ist ˈtu̇r-əst 

: a person who travels for pleasure

tourist adjective