Sightseer

//ˈsʌɪtˌsiːə// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One who goes sightseeing; one who goes around to look at sights or see things of interest; a tourist.
  2. 2
    a tourist who is visiting sights of interest wordnet

Example

More examples

"The heroine was a famous member of the Russian Imperial Ballet who, though she had not then danced in London—her genius being too precious in her own country—had been here unprofessionally as a sightseer; and it was here that the adventure which is the foundation of this narrative befell."

Etymology

From sight + seer.

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