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Tourist

/ˈtʊəɹɪst/

Someone who travels for pleasure rather than for business.

📖 Definitions of "Tourist"

noun

1
Someone who travels for pleasure rather than for business.
2
One who visits a place or attends a social event out of curiosity, wanting to watch without commitment or involvement.
3
A member of the visiting team in a match.

1 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
holidaymakernoun	(UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) someone who is on holiday

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
holidaymakernoun	(UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) someone who is on holiday
tourismnoun	The act of travelling or sightseeing, particularly away from one's home.
sightseeingnoun	The activity of going out looking at things; tourism.
tournoun	A journey through a particular building, estate, country, etc.
touristic	Catering to tourists; touristy.
travelnoun	The act of traveling; passage from place to place.
travelernoun	US standard spelling of traveller. [One who travels, especially to distant lands.]
travellernoun	One who travels, especially to distant lands.
travellingnoun	The act of one who travels; a journey.
tripnoun	A journey; an excursion or jaunt.
touringnoun	(informal) A touring car.
visitornoun	Someone who visits someone else; someone staying as a guest.
vacationnoun	An extended period of leisure time away from work or school.
resortnoun	A place where people go for recreation, especially one with facilities such as lodgings, entertainment, and a relaxing environment.
visitnoun	A single act of visiting.
walkernoun	The agent noun of to walk: a person who walks or a thing which walks, especially a pedestrian or a participant in a walking race.
hikingnoun	Walking in the countryside for pleasure or sport.
passengernoun	One who rides or travels in a vehicle, but who does not operate it and is not a member of the crew.
destinationnoun	(countable) The place set for the end of a journey, or to which something is sent; place or point aimed at.
scenerynoun	View, natural features, landscape.