excursionist

/iks'kə:ʃnist/

Thân thiện

An excursionist takes a photograph of the ancient temple.

Definition

Noun: A person who goes on an excursion; specifically, a tourist who visits places of interest, typically on a short trip or as part of a group tour.

Usage

The word "excursionist" is used to describe a person whose primary activity is taking short trips, often organized, to see sights or points of interest. It emphasizes the temporary, recreational nature of the visit.

Examples

• The bus was full of excursionists eager to see the ancient castle.
• As an excursionist, she preferred day trips to week-long vacations.
• The local market caters more to excursionists from the cruise ships than to local residents.

Advanced Usage

• The term can sometimes carry a slight nuance of a visitor who is on a brief, perhaps superficial, tour compared to a traveler who stays longer to immerse in a location.
  • The guide distinguished between the serious students of history and the casual excursionists.

Variants and Related Words

• Excursion (n): A short journey or trip, especially one taken for pleasure or as a group.
  • We went on an excursion to the mountains.
• Excursive (adj): Tending to digress; characterized by digression. (Note: This is a more formal, literary term not directly related to tourism).

Synonyms

• Tourist: A more general and common term for a person who travels for pleasure.
• Sightseer: A person who visits places of interest.
• Visitor: A person visiting a person or place.
• Tripper (chiefly British): A person who goes on a pleasure trip.

Antonyms

• Resident
• Local
• Inhabitant

Related Phrases

• Day-tripper: An excursionist who goes on a trip and returns on the same day.
  • The coastal town is popular with day-trippers.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a tourist who is visiting sights of interest

Từ đồng nghĩa

• sightseer
• tripper
• rubberneck