Thesaurus results for TOURIST

tourist

noun

ˈtu̇r-ist

Definition of tourist

as in traveler

a person who travels for pleasure tourists from all over like to take pictures of the alligators in the bayou

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Recent Examples of tourist Rajesh Kumar Singh | Reuters The airline said its Vienna route will extend through early January 2028 to draw tourists who are aiming to visit European Christmas markets. — Michele Luhn, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026 The deaths are threatening to harm the image of Jeju, one of South Koreans’ most beloved tourist destinations. — Hyung-Jin Kim, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026 Barcelona remains one of the most popular tourist destinations in Europe. — Dj Simmons, Charlotte Observer, 27 Aug. 2026 One of the most prominent farms was at Hamat Gader, a tourist site near the Jordanian border, where visitors watched handlers wrestle crocodiles, force open their jaws and flip them onto their backs. — Irus Braverman, The Conversation, 26 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for tourist

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Noun

Since 2017 individual travelers have also been able to pass through the port.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2026
On Wednesday, a massive ice-rock avalanche triggered flash floods in Nepal’s steep Himalayan valleys, killing at least 72 people, sweeping away villages and roads, and leaving hundreds of residents and travelers missing.

— Niranjan Shrestha, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of traveler

Noun

The region is popular for tourism, trekking, and religious pilgrimage to temples and sacred sites revered across multiple faiths – all of which draw large numbers of visitors during summer and early fall.

— Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026
At least one misconfigured site is directing visitors, human or AI, to live malware.

— Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2026