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
No excursionist will take a seaside holiday in the north without wishing to see the Farne Islands for the sake of her who has done so much to make them famous.
From Grace Darling Heroine of the Farne Islands by Eva Hope
We have said that there were some remarkable caves at this place, which had long been objects of interest to the traveller and excursionist.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 17 by John Mackay Wilson
"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 Israel Zangwill
