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tourist noun & verb. L18.
[formed as TOURISM + -IST.]
A. noun.
A person making a tour or visit as a holiday, often as part of a group; a person travelling for pleasure, esp. abroad. Also, a member of a touring sports team (usu. in pl.). L18.
Times The..Rugby Union tourists beat South West Africa..in their match. P. Theroux Guidebooks..repeat falsifications..for credulous tourists. B. Vine Conducting parties of tourists round Rome and Florence.
ellipt. = tourist class below. M20.
Comb.: tourist class the lowest class of passenger accommodation in a ship, aircraft, etc.; tourist track (a) a route from place to place frequented by tourists; (b) NZ a track through the bush for walkers; tourist trap colloq. (a) an object sold to tourists at an excessively high price; (b) somewhere regarded as a place where tourists are exploited.
b. verb intrans. Travel for pleasure, as a tourist. rare. L19.