as in traveller
a person who travels for pleasure
tourists from all over like to take pictures of the alligators in the bayou
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Bu,t according to a new report from WalletHub, Charleston locals might be smiling even harder than the tourists.
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Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 14 Mar. 2025
The measure’s backers in 2018 contended the tourist town’s streets and neighborhoods were being taken over by vacationing short-timers who clogged roads, took up parking spaces and partied into the wee hours.
—Darrell Smith, Sacramento Bee, 14 Mar. 2025
This is a wonderful area known for some of the city's most authentic Roman trattorias with far fewer tourists and more locals.
—Roger Sands, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
In Central Florida, the most popular of these is Blue Spring State Park, a wintertime haven for manatees and a summertime oasis for tourists and locals alike.
—Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Mar. 2025
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Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 14 Mar. 2025
The measure’s backers in 2018 contended the tourist town’s streets and neighborhoods were being taken over by vacationing short-timers who clogged roads, took up parking spaces and partied into the wee hours.
—Darrell Smith, Sacramento Bee, 14 Mar. 2025
This is a wonderful area known for some of the city's most authentic Roman trattorias with far fewer tourists and more locals.
—Roger Sands, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
In Central Florida, the most popular of these is Blue Spring State Park, a wintertime haven for manatees and a summertime oasis for tourists and locals alike.
—Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Mar. 2025
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“Tourist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tourist. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.
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