tourists
SayTUUR-istsUS/ˈtʊɹ.ɪsts/UK/ˈtʊəɹɪsts/
- 1Plural of tourist.
Crowds of tourists filled the narrow streets of the old town.
Local guides led the tourists through the ancient ruins.
Note
A regular plural, made by adding -s, and it carries every meaning the singular has. Holidaymakers are only the start. In sports talk, the tourists are the visiting side. Among hobbyists the word turns derogatory, naming people who drop in out of curiosity without commitment. The same spelling also serves the rare intransitive verb (she tourists through Europe each summer), and context shows which is meant.
tourists is a form of tourist
tourist, noun: A person who travels to see places for pleasure rather than for business. Full entry
- Forms
- touristtourists plural
- Spelling
- tourist → tourists: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /s/.
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