tourist

English Online Dictionary. What means tourist‎? What does tourist mean?

English

Etymology

From tour +‎ -ist. Doublet of turista.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈtʊəɹɪst/, /ˈtɔːɹɪst/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈtʊɹ.ɪst/, /ˈtɝ.ɪst/, /ˈtɔɹ.ɪst/
• Rhymes: (Received Pronunciation) -ʊəɹɪst, -ɔːɹɪst

Noun

tourist (plural tourists)

1. Someone who travels for pleasure rather than for business. [from 1770s]
2. (derogatory) One who visits a place or attends a social event out of curiosity, wanting to watch without commitment or involvement.
3. (sports, informal) A member of the visiting team in a match.
4. (computing, dated) A guest user on a computer system.

Derived terms

Related terms

• tour
• tour guide
• tourism
• Grand Tour

Descendants

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Verb

tourist (third-person singular simple present tourists, present participle touristing, simple past and past participle touristed)

1. (intransitive) To travel as a tourist.

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Further reading

• Tourism on Wikipedia.Wikipedia