excursionist
Example Sentences
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On the turns, to save damage to his boat's lightweight hull, Driver Jones slowed down like a Sunday excursionist.
From Time Magazine Archive
When the Ontario liquor stores actually opened, however, it quickly became obvious that an "excursionist," unless roped, hog-tied and branded as such, could not possibly be distinguished from a "tourist."
From Time Magazine Archive
Just then a wave breaks over him, and more like a drowned excursionist than an American pilot this little man is hauled on board.
From The Confessions of a Caricaturist, Vol. 2 by Furniss, Harry
Paul was surprised at the liberal present, but quickly recovering, he said to the departing excursionist: "Hold on, my friend, you are forgetting something."
From The Story of Paul Boyton Voyages on All the Great Rivers of the World by Boyton, Paul
He wore the pepper-and-salt suit which distinguishes the country excursionist taking the day off in London.
From The Man Who Knew by Wallace, Edgar
