Sightsee vs Tourist - What's the difference?
sightsee | tourist |
To go sightseeing, to visit places of interest in a city, town or geographical area.
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Someone who travels for pleasure rather than for business.
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(derogatory) One who visits a place or attends a social event out of curiosity, wanting to watch without commitment or involvement.
(sports, informal) A member of the visiting team in a match.
As a verb sightsee
is to go sightseeing, to visit places of interest in a city, town or geographical area.As a noun tourist is
tourist.sightsee
English
Verb
- The German team liked each other, ate, drank, sightsaw , sunbathed and worked their horses together. All were firmly rooting for Ludwig. A German victory was all that mattered.