matkailija — meaning in English

English meaning

• tourist noun A person who travels to a place for pleasure or sightseeing rather than for work.
• traveller noun One who travels, especially to distant lands.

Senses

matkailija is used for these senses in English:

• tourist Someone who travels for pleasure rather than for business. [from 1770s]
• traveller One who travels, especially to distant lands.

tourist — full definition

1. noun A person who travels to a place for pleasure or sightseeing rather than for work.
2. noun Someone with only a shallow or passing interest in something, as opposed to genuine expertise or commitment.

traveller — full definition

1. noun One who travels, especially to distant lands.
2. noun A salesman who travels from place to place on behalf of a company.
3. noun Someone who lives (particularly in the UK) in a caravan, bus or other vehicle rather than a fixed abode.
4. noun Alternative letter-case form of Traveller.

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