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Sightsee vs Tourist - What's the difference?

sightsee | tourist |

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

  • To go sightseeing, to visit places of interest in a city, town or geographical area.
  • * 1985 , Jilly Cooper, Riders
  • 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.

    Usage notes

    * Many speakers prefer forms of "go sightseeing".

    tourist

    English

    (Tourism)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Someone who travels for pleasure rather than for business.
  • *
  • , title=(The Celebrity), chapter=2 , passage=Sunning himself on the board steps, I saw for the first time Mr. Farquhar Fenelon Cooke. He was dressed out in broad gaiters and bright tweeds, like an English tourist , and his face might have belonged to Dagon, idol of the Philistines.}}
  • (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.
  • Derived terms

    * touristic * tourist office * tourist trap * touristy