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tourist

/ˈtʊɹɪst/

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What does tourist mean?

noun

  1. Someone who travels for pleasure rather than for business; a leisure visitor.
  2. (informal) A member of the visiting team in a match.

verb

  1. To travel as a tourist.
More meanings (3)

noun

  1. (derogatory) One who only has a superficial interest in something.
  2. (derogatory, slang) An unwelcome newcomer, or appropriator, especially one who is inflammatory or uninformed, usually to seek attention, moral approval and superiority over the established hobbyists.
  3. (dated) A guest user on a computer system.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈtʊɹɪst/

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Other dictionary pronunciations

/ˈtɝ.ɪst//ˈtɔɹɪst/
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The tourist sector has accounted for roughly 25% of GDP, and the clothing industry has provided about two-thirds of export earnings.
United States. Central Intelligence AgencyThe 1990 CIA World FactbookProject Gutenberg ebook #14
I listened for the answer in trepidation, for I saw that another "Couldn't say" would cause the red-faced tourist to blow up.
Stewart Edward WhiteThe ForestProject Gutenberg ebook #9376
More book examples (3)
This article made a great deal of noise, and, being copied into all the papers, seriously depressed the advocates of the rash tourist.
Jules VerneAround the World in Eighty DaysTranslated by George M. (George Makepeace) TowleProject Gutenberg ebook #103
Any tourist visiting Llangollen for a short period could do no better than take up his abode at the hostelry of honest A---.
George BorrowWild Wales: Its People, Language and SceneryProject Gutenberg ebook #648
Then a man heavily armed, a hunter probably, asked me if I were the English tourist who had "happened on" a "Grizzly" yesterday.
Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy) BirdA Lady's Life in the Rocky MountainsProject Gutenberg ebook #755