as in traveller
a person who travels for pleasure
tourists from all over like to take pictures of the alligators in the bayou
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The popular tourist area in the French Quarter, which is filled with bars and restaurants, was expected to be busy on New Year’s Eve.
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Melissa Chan, NBC News, 2 Jan. 2025
Jabbar drove a pickup truck into a New Year's Day crowd on Bourbon Street, the French Quarter's main tourist stretch.
—Ben Brachfeld, People.com, 2 Jan. 2025
As Louisiana's popular tourist destination is still reeling from one car-ramming attack, here's a look at others in recent years.
—Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 1 Jan. 2025
Porto is undergoing a tourist revival, and it was named one of Europe's best small cities to visit in 2023.
—Alex Ledsom, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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Melissa Chan, NBC News, 2 Jan. 2025
Jabbar drove a pickup truck into a New Year's Day crowd on Bourbon Street, the French Quarter's main tourist stretch.
—Ben Brachfeld, People.com, 2 Jan. 2025
As Louisiana's popular tourist destination is still reeling from one car-ramming attack, here's a look at others in recent years.
—Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 1 Jan. 2025
Porto is undergoing a tourist revival, and it was named one of Europe's best small cities to visit in 2023.
—Alex Ledsom, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Tourist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tourist. Accessed 10 Jan. 2025.
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