tourer

/'tuərə/

Thân thiện

A family enjoys a ride in a tourer along a coastal road.

Definition

Noun: 1. A large open car seating four with a folding top: A type of automobile, typically from the early 20th century, designed for touring, characterized by an open body, seating for four passengers, and a convertible soft top. 2. Someone who travels for pleasure: A person who journeys to various places for enjoyment, sightseeing, and recreation; a tourist.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Automobile):
  • The classic 1929 Ford Model A tourer was perfect for a sunny day drive.
  • They restored an antique tourer, complete with its original folding canvas top.
• Noun (Person):
  • The coastal town was filled with tourers during the summer season.
  • As an avid tourer, she has visited over thirty countries.

Advanced Usage

• The term "tourer" for a person is less common in modern everyday English than "tourist" but can be used in more formal or literary contexts to describe a pleasure traveler.
• In automotive history, a "touring car" is synonymous with "tourer" when referring to the open-top vehicle.

Variants and Related Words

• Tour (verb/noun): To make a journey for pleasure; a journey for pleasure.
• Touring (noun/adj): The activity of traveling for pleasure; designed for or related to such travel (e.g., a ).
• Tourist (noun): The most common word for a person who travels for pleasure.

Synonyms

• For the automobile: touring car, convertible, phaeton (historical).
• For the person: tourist, traveler, sightseer, visitor.

Related Phrases

• Grand tourer: A high-performance luxury automobile designed for long-distance driving (often abbreviated as GT). This is a distinct, modern type of car.
• Cycle tourer: A person who travels for pleasure on a bicycle.

Học thuật

Noun

1. large open car seating four with folding top
2. someone who travels for pleasure

Từ đồng nghĩa

• touring car
• phaeton
• tourist
• holidaymaker