tourist
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Synonyms for tourist
Synonyms
excursionist, rubberneck, rubbernecker, sightseer, traveler (or traveller), tripper [chiefly British]
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The storm’s worst damage in the U.S. appeared to be on Ocracoke Island, which even in good weather is accessible only by boat or air and is popular with tourists for its undeveloped beaches. — Washington Post, "Dorian lashes east Canada, then weakens heading out to sea," 10 Sep. 2019 The storm's worst damage in the U.S. appeared to be on Ocracoke Island, which even in good weather is accessible only by boat or air and is popular with tourists for its undeveloped beaches. — chicagotribune.com, "Dorian knocks out power to hundreds of thousands in Canada," 8 Sep. 2019 The storm’s worst damage in the U.S. appeared to be on Ocracoke Island, which even in good weather is accessible only by boat or air and is popular with tourists for its undeveloped beaches. — Rob Gillies, Twin Cities, "Dorian lashes east Canada, then weakens heading out to sea," 8 Sep. 2019 The storm’s worst damage in the United States appeared to be on Ocracoke Island, which even in good weather is accessible only by boat or air and is popular with tourists for its undeveloped beaches. — Rob Gillies, BostonGlobe.com, "Dorian still slamming Eastern Canada at hurricane force," 8 Sep. 2019 The Grand Celebration, a ship from Bahamas Paradise Cruise Lines that normally plies the Caribbean with tourists, was diverted to pick up evacuees, and brought more than 1,500 to Riviera Beach, Florida, on Saturday morning. — Doug Stanglin, USA TODAY, "Dorian leaves behind death and destruction as it heads to New England, Nova Scotia," 7 Sep. 2019 Dorian's worst damage in the U.S. appeared to be on Ocracoke Island, which even in good weather is accessible only by boat or air and is popular with tourists for its undeveloped beaches. — Ben Finley, Anchorage Daily News, "Stranded North Carolinians take stock of Dorian’s damage as storm bands reach Nova Scotia," 7 Sep. 2019 Along King Street in historic Charleston, South Carolina, dozens of shops and restaurants typically bustling with tourists were boarded up, plywood and corrugated metal over windows and doors, as the flood-prone downtown area braced for high water. — Marko Álvarez, Time, "The Death Toll from Hurricane Dorian in the Devastated Bahamas Climbs to 20," 5 Sep. 2019 Flash flood watches have been posted across parts of Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Maine, a coastline crowded with tourists for the upcoming Labor Day weekend holiday. — Brian K. Sullivan, Fortune, "Hurricane Dorian Set to Lash Puerto Rico on Path to Florida," 28 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'tourist.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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