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Tourist vs Touristify - What's the difference?

tourist | touristify |

As a noun tourist

is tourist.

As a verb touristify is

to make suitable for tourists, especially by adding superficial frills at the expense of authenticity.

tourist

English

(Tourism)

Noun

(en noun)
  • Someone who travels for pleasure rather than for business.
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  • , 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

    touristify

    English

    Verb

  • To make suitable for tourists, especially by adding superficial frills at the expense of authenticity.