Travel / A1

TOORR-ist/ˈtʊərɪst/

A tourist visits a place on holiday. Tourism is the business; tour is a trip. A visitor can be for any reason, not only holiday. Tourist attraction; a tourist map. Countable: tourists; at tourist sites you hear many languages.

Meaning

A person who visits a place on holiday.

Examples

• “Many tourists visit the castle.”
• “The tourists took photos of the castle.”
• “This street is full of tourist shops.”

Good to know

a tourist (holiday visitor). Contrast: visitor (any reason). Related: tour, tourism.

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