transients

noun

Definition of transientsnext
plural of transient
1
as in drifters

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as in travellers

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  1. tourists
  2. travelers
  3. visitors
  4. trippers
Noun
  • The low-key beach town of Dominical, about an hour southwest, draws surfers, expatriates and tourists.
    Roxana Popescu, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Bourbon Street reopened on Thursday to a light crowd as tourists and locals veered away from the world-famous destination after an attacker plowed through crowds of revealers, killing more than a dozen people on New Year’s Day.
    Deon J. Hampton, NBC News, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of tourists
Noun
  • For blind travelers, like me, accessibility requires several fundamental elements.
    Gian Carlo Pedulla, New York Daily News, 5 Jan. 2025
  • Sunday is shaping up to be a frustrating day for air travelers, as Winter Storm Blair spreads snow and freezing rain through the Central Plains and Midwest.
    Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
Definition of travelers
Noun
  • That means more spending by visitors at hotels, restaurants and other businesses, Port Director Jackie Carter says.
    Tom Daykin, Journal Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
  • These are our favorite metro Phoenix restaurants and cafes to take visitors.
    Felicia Campbell, The Arizona Republic, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of visitors
Noun
  • New York Mets home-run specialist Pete Alonso, who slugged 53 round-trippers in his 2019 Rookie of the Year season, has been in free agent limbo for much of this offseason.
    George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
  • For those hoping to avoid the worst traffic, AAA recommends road trippers leave on major holidays like Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year’s Eve, and New Year’s Day.
    Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of trippers
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