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tourist
- /ˈtʊəɹɪst/ UK
- /ˈtɔːɹɪst/ UK
- /ˈtoːɹɪst/ British, Southern, Standard
- /ˈtɵːɹɪst/ British, Southern, Standard
- /ˈtʊɹɪst/ US
- /ˈtɝ.ɪst/ US
- /ˈtɔɹɪst/ US
- /ˈtʉɾɪst/ Scotland
- [ˈtʉːɾɪst] Scotland
Rhymes with -ʊəɹɪst, -ɔːɹɪst, -ɜːɹɪst
noun tourists
- Someone who travels for pleasure rather than for business; a leisure visitor. Tourist shops are full of kitsch.
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One who only has a superficial interest in something.
Marla - the big tourist. The faker.
Similar: dilettante, casual
- An unwelcome newcomer, or appropriator, especially one who is inflammatory or uninformed, usually to seek attention, moral approval and superiority over the established hobbyists.
- A member of the visiting team in a match.
- A guest user on a computer system. This popularity was supposedly due to M.I.T.'s tolerance of "tourists" on its system.
verb tourists · touristing · touristed
- To travel as a tourist. “You can’t go touristing anymore like you used to, but weekends away — traditionally crammed into sneaking out of work slightly early on a Friday in a dash to have some repose — now mean heading out on a Wednesday night, logging on to work and coming back Monday night,” said Tom Caton, the co-founde
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: holidaymaker, tourism, sightseeing, tour, touristic, travel, traveler, traveller, travelling, trip, touring, visitor, vacation, resort, visit, walker
Translations
Every language
noun someone who travels for pleasure
| Español | turista, guiri |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 관광객 gwan'gwanggaek, 여행자 yeohaengja |
| 日本語 | 旅行者 ryokōsha, 観光客 kankōkyaku, ツーリスト tsūrisuto |
| 中文 | 旅游者 lǚyóuzhě, 游客 yóukè, 游人 yóurén, 觀光客 /观光客 guānguāngkè |
| हिन्दी | पर्यटक paryaṭak, टूरिस्ट ṭūrisṭ |
| Kiswahili | mtalii |
| Português | turista |
| Français | touriste |
| Deutsch | Tourist, Touristin, Vergnügungsreisender, Vergnügungsreisende, Reisender, Reisende |
| Italiano | turista |
| Ελληνικά | τουρίστας tourístas, τουρίστρια tourístria |
| Română | turist, turistă |
| Русский | тури́ст turíst, тури́стка turístka, путеше́ственник putešéstvennik, путеше́ственница putešéstvennica |
| Tiếng Việt | khách du lịch |
| العربية | سَائِح sāʔiḥ, سَائِحَة sāʔiḥa |
| עברית | תייר \ תַּיָּר tayár |
noun one who only has a superficial interest in something
| 日本語 | いっちょ噛み itchokami |
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noun fandom slang: unwelcome newcomer, or appropriator
| 日本語 | いっちょ噛み itchokami |
|---|
verb to travel as a tourist
| Português | turistar |
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| Italiano | fare turismo |
Talk about this word "tourist." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/tourist. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. tourist. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/tourist "tourist." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/tourist.Cite this
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title = {tourist},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tourist},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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