Tourist

/ˈtʊəɹɪst/ · noun

Meaning

Someone who travels for pleasure rather than for business; a leisure visitor..

Definitions by Sense

1. Someone who travels for pleasure rather than for business; a leisure visitor.
2. (derogatory) One who only has a superficial interest in something.
3. (derogatory, Internet slang, fandom slang) An unwelcome newcomer, or appropriator, especially one who is inflammatory or uninformed, usually to seek attention, moral approval and superiority over the established hobbyists.
4. (sports, informal) A member of the visiting team in a match.
5. (computing, dated) A guest user on a computer system.
6. (intransitive) To travel as a tourist.

Example Sentences

Sunning himself on the board steps, I saw for the first time Mr. Farquhar Fenelon Cooke. He was dressed out in broad gaiters and bright tweeds, like an English tourist, and his face might have belonged to Dagon, idol of the Philistines.

The group operating where we were was called the "Abu Sayyaf" and specialised in K&R (kidnap and ransom), usually of tourists who would finish up beheaded on TV.

Marla - the big tourist. The faker.

This popularity was supposedly due to M.I.T.'s tolerance of "tourists" on its system.

The online tourists then uploaded the files to share with other BBS aficionados.

“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-founder and chief revenue officer of AirDNA […]

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• tourists
• touristing
• touristed

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