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tourist
(tour|ist)
Pronunciation:
/ˈtʊərɪst/
noun
1
a person who is travelling or visiting a place for pleasure:
the pyramids have drawn tourists to Egypt
2
British
a member of a touring sports team:
Worcestershire have beaten the tourists with five wickets to spare
verb
[
no object
]
rare
travel as a tourist:
American families touristing abroad
Derivatives
touristic
Pronunciation:
/-ˈrɪstɪk/
adjective
touristically
Pronunciation:
/-ˈrɪstɪk(ə)li/
adverb
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