touristtour·ist /ˈtʊərəstˈtʊr-/ noun [countableC]TRAVEL someone who travels to visit a place for pleasure or a holidayAbout 40,000 Americans go there each year, mostly for business but some as tourists.
The city relies on its tourist industry and many of its citizens are shopkeepers and guides.
The Statue of Liberty is a major tourist attraction (=a place, building etc that many tourists go to see).