tourist
US: /ˈtʊɹəst/, /ˈtʊɹɪst/
UK: /tˈɔːɹɪst/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
tourist /'tuərist/- danh từ
- nhà du lịch, khách du lịch
Advanced English dictionary
+ noun1 a person who is travelling or visiting a place for pleasure: busloads of foreign tourists + a popular tourist attraction / destination / resort + the tourist industry / sector + Further information is available from the local tourist office.
2 (BrE) a member of a sports team that is playing a series of official games in a foreign country
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
traveller, voyager, visitor, sightseer, Colloq rubberneck(er), out-of-towner, Brit tripper, day-tripper, holiday-maker:
During the summer, this place is inundated with tourists.
Collocation
ADJ.
foreign, Western | American, Japanese, etc. | modern, nineteenth-century
QUANT.
coachload, party
VERB + TOURIST
attract, draw
The Story of the Loch Ness Monster has attracted many tourists to the area.
| drive/frighten away
The high level of crime is frightening away tourists.
TOURIST + VERB
flock to sth, frequent sth, visit sth
the part of town most frequented by tourists
TOURIST + NOUN
area, centre, destination, haunt, resort, spot, town, trap
Recently Edinburgh has become a popular tourist centre.
| attraction, facility, sight
Pompeii is one of Italy's prime tourist attractions. The theme park is the region's most popular tourist facility.
| route, trail
The town is off the usual tourist trail.
| hotel, shop | business, industry, trade | board, office | information
the local tourist information office
| guide
I bought a tourist guide to Paris. She works as a tourist guide.
| map | traffic, visitors
the reduction in tourist traffic due to the violence
| season | potential
The city has unrealized tourist potential.
| visa | bus, coach
PHRASES
influx of tourists
The festival is accompanied by a huge influx of tourists.
Concise dictionary
tourists'tʊrɪst /'tʊərɪstnoun
+someone who travels for pleasure
