American English

How to pronounce tourist

nounA1Common word
TAWrihst

/ˈtʰɔ.ɹɪst̚/

2 syllables · Stress the first syllable.

A person who travels to and visits a place for pleasure, usually for a short time.

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Meanings & examples

noun

A person who travels to and visits a place for pleasure, usually for a short time.

The tourists visited the museum.

Many tourists come to New York in the summer.

Common phrases & grammar

tourist attraction · tourist season · foreign tourist · tourist information center

a tourist + visits + a place

tourists + travel to + a place

Useful expressions

tourist trap

A place that attracts tourists and charges very high prices for ordinary things.

That restaurant is a tourist trap.

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