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: one that makes a tour for pleasure or culture
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tourist
adjective or adverb
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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
Italy’s southeastern province of Puglia has over the last five years, been enormously successful in drawing international tourists—especially Americans—to its seaside cities and towns like Bari, Pulignano di Mare, Monopoli, Andria, Taranto and Gallipoli.
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John Mariani, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
The area is famous for celebrity tourists and other luxury brands.
—Essence, 18 Oct. 2024
The Futures in Space gallery delves into the new opportunities that arise as space technology advances, looking at innovations that generate accessibility for commercial and tourist spaceflight.
—Olatunji Osho-Williams, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Oct. 2024
Within the next year, the company plans to attract medical tourists from all across Europe to its second clinic in Portugal, where treatment costs are expected to be cheaper.
—Morgan Meaker, WIRED, 14 Oct. 2024
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John Mariani, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
The area is famous for celebrity tourists and other luxury brands.
—Essence, 18 Oct. 2024
The Futures in Space gallery delves into the new opportunities that arise as space technology advances, looking at innovations that generate accessibility for commercial and tourist spaceflight.
—Olatunji Osho-Williams, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Oct. 2024
Within the next year, the company plans to attract medical tourists from all across Europe to its second clinic in Portugal, where treatment costs are expected to be cheaper.
—Morgan Meaker, WIRED, 14 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for tourist
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“Tourist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tourist. Accessed 2 Nov. 2024.
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