excursionist
Example Sentences
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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
On the turns, to save damage to his boat's lightweight hull, Driver Jones slowed down like a Sunday excursionist.
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
"I don't mean an exile from Heaven," I answered: "an excursionist, with a return-ticket."
From The King of Schnorrers Grotesques and Fantasies by Zangwill, Israel
It looks like a dark-colored cup with a ragged margin, and may be seen by the excursionist in the spring on the roadside.
From Among the Mushrooms A Guide For Beginners by Dallas, Ellen M.
