tourist — ozdic

Collocations

22

1

(noun.)

ADJ

foreign, Western | American, Japanese, etc. | modern, nineteenth-century

QUANT

coachload, party

VERB + TOURIST

attract, draw

The beautiful beaches draw thousands of tourists to the island every summer.

drive/frighten away

Aggressive street vendors drove away many tourists from the popular market last summer.

TOURIST + VERB

flock to sth, frequent sth, visit sth

Every summer, thousands of tourists flock to the beach for swimming and sunbathing.

TOURIST + NOUN

area, centre, destination, haunt, resort, spot, town, trap

The beach town attracts thousands of visitors every summer as it has become a famous tourist destination.

attraction, facility, sight

The Eiffel Tower remains one of Paris's most famous tourist attractions.

route, trail

Many visitors follow the popular tourist route through the old city center.

hotel, shop | business, industry, trade | board, office

information

We asked at the tourist information center for recommendations about hiking trails.

guide

Our tourist guide showed us the best restaurants in the old city center.

map

traffic, visitors

Many European cities struggle to manage the large volume of tourist visitors during the summer months.

season

potential

The beach resort is attracting more tourist interest since they built the new hotel.

visa | bus, coach

PHRASES

influx of tourists

Every summer, the small coastal town experiences a massive influx of tourists from around the world.

Definitions

noun

1

Someone who travels for pleasure rather than for business.

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.

2

One who only has a superficial interest in something.

Marla - the big tourist. The faker.

3

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

A member of the visiting team in a match.

5

A guest user on a computer system.

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.

verb

1

To travel as a tourist.

“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 […]

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — someone who travels for pleasure

tourer
holidaymaker

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

6

01

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 belonge

Wiktionary

02

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.

Wiktionary

03

Marla - the big tourist. The faker.

Wiktionary

04

“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 o

Wiktionary

05

Kyoto depends on the tourist industry.

Tatoeba · #19300

06

Visiting all the tourist sights really wore me out.

Tatoeba · #20914

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, tourist is marked as derogatory, slang, informal, dated. Watch for register when choosing this word.