tourists

NOUN

person who visits a place

Synonyms

STRONGEST

sightseer traveler visitor

STRONG

excursionist globetrotter journeyer rubberneck stranger tripper vacationist voyager wayfarer

WEAK

day-tripper jet-setter

Antonyms

WEAK

inhabitant local native

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tourists

And we highlight why American tourists and pickle products are everywhere this summer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026

As the full scale of the disaster unfolded, rescue official Fathur Rahman told AFP at least 20 people were confirmed dead from four different towns on the island, popular with tourists.

From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026

Around 1,200 residents and tourists were evacuated, while 10 people were in intensive care in hospital, the prime minister said.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

“Since Covid, business has been falling and individual tourists stopped coming,” said Zakariah Mashriqi, 47, who runs a family-owned antiquities shop in the Christian Quarter of Jerusalem’s Old City.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

“You could sell the tourists lemonade and your good apple pie.”

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney