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Word tourist
WordType (noun)
Phonetic BrE / ˈtʊərɪst / BrE / ˈtɔːrɪst /
Example
  • busloads of foreign tourists
  • a popular tourist attraction/destination/resort
  • the tourist industry/sector
  • further information is available from the local tourist office.
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tourist

(noun)BrE / ˈtʊərɪst / BrE / ˈtɔːrɪst /
  1. a person who is travelling or visiting a place for pleasure
    • busloads of foreign tourists
    • a popular tourist attraction/destination/resort
    • the tourist industry/sector
    • Further information is available from the local tourist office.
  2. a member of a sports team that is playing a series of official games in a foreign country
  3. Extra Examples

    • I bought a tourist guide to Paris.
    • Pompeii is one of Italy’s prime tourist attractions.
    • Recently Edinburgh has become a popular tourist centre.
    • She works as a tourist guide.
    • The Story of the Loch Ness Monster has attracted many tourists to the area.
    • The city has unrealized tourist potential.
    • The festival is accompanied by a huge influx of tourists.
    • The high level of crime is frightening away tourists.
    • The theme park is the region’s most popular tourist facility.
    • The town is off the usual tourist route.
    • Their economy is dependent on tourist dollars.
    • the exploitation of women by sex tourists
    • the local tourist information office
    • the part of town most frequented by tourists
    • the reduction in tourist traffic due to the violence
    • A busload of tourists arrived at the village.
    • A tourist bus crashed on a remote mountain road last night.
    • He entered the country on a tourist visa.
    • It was the beginning of the tourist season.
    • Local people rely on the tourist industry for employment.
    • Local roads cannot cope with the increase in tourist traffic.
    • She was guiding a group of tourists around the castle.
    • The Taj Mahal is one of the most important tourist sights in India.
    • The coastline of Vietnam has massive tourist potential.
    • The number of tourists visiting London is rising again.
    • The temple is a major tourist attraction.
    • The town is a popular tourist destination.
    • There is a tourist information centre by the car park.
    • There is little accommodation available for tourists.
    • Tourists flock to the ruins, causing further erosion.
    • We have a large influx of tourists in the summer.
    • We travelled on minor roads and tracks, away from the tourist trail.
    • We visited all the usual tourist spots.
    • Western tourists rarely visit the area.
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