noun

tourist

TOOR-rihst

noun

A person who travels to a place for pleasure or sightseeing rather than for work.

"The old town is packed with tourists in the summer."

Someone with only a shallow or passing interest in something, as opposed to genuine expertise or commitment.

"He was accused of being a tourist in the local music scene."

How to Use Tourist

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishSomeone traveling for leisure, or, more loosely, someone who only dabbles in something without real commitment.

Common pairings

tourist attraction tourist trap tourist season

touristed past tense, tourists plural, tourists singular

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Formed from tour plus the agent suffix -ist, following the pattern of words describing a person who does something.

purist manicurist