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tourist

SayTUUR-istUS/ˈtʊɹ.ɪst/UK/ˈtʊəɹɪst/

Pluraltourists

Verbtourists, touristing, touristed

6 meanings of tourist

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  1. 1
    nouncountable
    A person who travels to visit places for fun, not for work.

    Like someone who goes to a new city just to enjoy the sights.

    The tourist took photos of the old castle all afternoon.

    Thousands of tourists visit the beach every summer.

    Similarsightseer, visitor, traveler, holidaymaker

    Oppositelocal, resident, native

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  2. 2
    nounderogatorycountable
    A person who joins a group or activity just to watch, without really caring about it.

    Like someone who watches a game from the side but never joins in.

    The new tourist showed up once and never helped with anything.

    Real members get tired of tourists who only want to watch.

    Similardabbler, dilettante

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  3. 3
    nouncolloquialcountable
    A player on the team that came to play away from its home ground.

    Like a sports team that plays at another team's field instead of its own.

    The tourists won the match away from home.

    One tourist came off the bench and scored the winner.

    Similarvisitor

    Oppositehost

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  4. 4
    verbintransitive
    To travel around to visit places for fun.

    Every summer we tourist around a different country.

    She spent the weekend touristing through the capital.

    Similarsightsee, travel

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  5. 5
    nounslangderogatorycountable
    A person who joins a fan group's talk to get attention, often being rude and acting better than real members.

    Like someone who joins a club only to show off and tell everyone what to do.

    A tourist flooded the forum with posts just to be noticed.

    The mods banned several tourists for harassing old members.

    Similaroutsider, interloper

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Less common meaning

  1. 6
    noundatedcountable
    A guest who can use a computer system without their own account.

    Like a visitor pass that lets you look around but not open every door.

    The system let a tourist log in without a password.

    The online tourists then uploaded the files to share with other BBS aficionados.
    2012, Michael Banks, On the Way to the WebHere, tourists means guest users with limited access to the computer system.

    Similarguest

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Origin

It comes from the word "tour" plus the ending "-ist."