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excursionist

[ik-skur-zhuh-nist, -shuh-] / ɪkˈskɜr ʒə nɪst, -ʃə- /


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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

An excursion party has just arrived, but this occurs, sometimes, several times in a day,—for Nantasket is a Mecca to the excursionist.

From The Bay State Monthly, Volume 3, No. 3 by Various

One day an excursionist swam far out over the breakers.

From The Story of Paul Boyton Voyages on All the Great Rivers of the World by Boyton, Paul

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




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