tourist

Everyday

1. A tourist is a person who travels to a place for fun, to see it and visit its sights. tree →
2. A tourist place is one that many visitors come to. tree →

In the lessons

people counted, on buses, in groups; tickets per tourist; in everyday life: tourists take photos, buy souvenirs, use maps and guides; in geography: tourism brings money to towns; phrases: «tourist attraction», «tourist information», «tourist season»

Examples

• A bus carries 45 tourists. tree →
• 120 tourists visited the castle. tree →
• Each tourist pays $6. tree →
• The tourists split into groups of 10. tree →
• Tourists took photos of the old bridge. tree →
• The tourist asked us the way to the museum. tree →
• Summer is the busy tourist season at the beach. tree →
• The tourist information centre gave us a free map. tree →

Note

People counted; per tourist marks a rate (all tickets = tourists × price). Trap: buses needed for tourists: if there is a remainder, one more bus. «Tourism» is the business of travel.