sightseer

UK: /ˈsaɪtsiːə^r/

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

sight•see•ing /ˈsaɪtˌsiɪŋ/   n. [uncountable]

1. the act of visiting places and things of interest:
   We will go sightseeing tomorrow.

adj. [before a noun]

2. seeing, showing, or used for visiting sights:
   a sightseeing bus.

sight•se•er, n. [countable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

sight•see  (sīt′sē′), v.i. 

1. to go about seeing places and things of interest:
   In Rome, we only had two days to sightsee.

v.t. 

2. to go about seeing the major sights of:
   We had only two days to sightsee Rome.

• back formation from sightseer or sightseeing 1825–35

sight′se′er, n. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

sight•see•ing  (sīt′sē′ing), n. 

1. the act of visiting and seeing places and objects of interest.

adj. 

2. seeing, showing, or used for visiting sights:
   a sightseeing bus.

• sight + seeing 1840–50