tourist

UK: /ˈtʊərɪst/ US: /ˈtʊrɪst/ ,(tŏŏr′ist)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

tour•ist /ˈtʊrɪst/   n. [countable]

1. one who makes a tour, esp. for pleasure.

adv. 

2. in living quarters or seats of a class of travel below first-class:
   to travel tourist; to fly tourist.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

tour•ist  (tŏŏr′ist), n. 

1. a person who is traveling, esp. for pleasure.
2. See tourist class.

adv. 

3. in tourist-class accommodations, or by tourist-class conveyance:
   to travel tourist.

• tour + -ist 1770–80

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

tourist / ˈtʊərɪst/ noun

1. a person who travels for pleasure, usually sightseeing and staying in hotels
2. (as modifier): tourist attractions
3. a person on an excursion or sightseeing tour
4. a person travelling abroad as a member of a sports team that is playing a series of usually international matches
5. Also called: tourist class the lowest class of accommodation on a passenger ship

adjective

1. of or relating to tourist accommodation

tourˈistic adjective