tourist
//ˈtʊəɹɪst//
Forms
- Plural
- tourists
- present (v1)
- tourist
- past (v2)
- touristed
- past participle (v3)
- touristed
- present participle
- touristing
- 3rd person singular
- tourists
Definitions
1.Someone who travels for pleasure rather than for business; a leisure visitor.
- Tourist shops are full of kitsch.
- 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.(slang)
- I want to get a tourist visa.
4.A member of the visiting team in a match.(informal)
- I want to get a tourist visa.
1.To travel as a tourist.
Frequency
Overall
Uncommon· #3111
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Uncommon
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Related words
Word family
Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *terh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *-nos
Proto-Indo-European *tórh₁nos
Proto-Hellenic *tórnos
Ancient Greek τόρνος (tórnos)bor.
Latin tornus
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti