English Explanatory Dictionary

tourist

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Someone who travels for pleasure rather than for business; a leisure visitor.
  2. One who only has a superficial interest in something.
  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.
  4. A member of the visiting team in a match.
  5. A guest user on a computer system.
verb
  1. To travel as a tourist.

Pronunciation

/ˈtʊəɹɪst/ /ˈtɔːɹɪst/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-tourist.wav /ˈtʊɹ.ɪst/ /ˈtɝ.ɪst/ /ˈtɔɹ.ɪst/

Word forms

tourist tourists touristing touristed

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *terh₁-der. Ancient Greek τόρνος (tórnos)bor. Latin tornus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin tornō Old French torner Old French tourder. English tour Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)der. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English tourist From tour + -ist. Doublet of turista.

Synonyms

dilettante casual

Related words

tour tour guide tourism Grand Tour

Derived words

abortion tourist agritourist antitourist architourist astrotourist avitourist bicycle tourist birth tourist class tourist cybertourist dark tourist disaster tourist ecotourist enotourist ethnotourist gastrotourist geotourist grief tourist nontourist posttourist romance tourist sex tourist six bob a day tourist space tourist suicide tourist sustainable tourist ten pound tourist ten-pound tourist tourist agency tourist area tourist attraction tourist card tourist class tourist court tourist destination touristdom tourist guide tourist highway touristic touristification touristify touristlike tourist office tourist-oriented destination sign tourist police touristry touristscape tourist trap tourist trappy tourist tree tourist visa touristy touron touronaut voluntourist
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