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Wiktionary
- n. One who goes sightseeing; one who goes around to look at sights or see things of interest; a tourist.
Examples
“Jon Levy/AFP/Getty Images Policemen rushed to control pedestrians around the Empire State Building after a Palestinian gunman went on a shooting rampage on the 86th floor observation deck on Feb. 23, 1997, killing one sightseer and wounding six others before killing himself.”
The Wall Street Journal: Empire State Building Owner Files for IPO
“Getty Images A sightseer made a home movie as others enjoyed the view from the top of the Empire State Building in 1952.”
The Wall Street Journal: Empire State Building Owner Files for IPO
“Perched on a promontory of chalk cliffs overlooking an Atlantic estuary, the tiny fortified fishing village of Talmont-sur-Gironde, around 450 kilometers southwest of Paris, commands a site sufficiently dramatic to impress the most jaded sightseer.”
The Wall Street Journal: Visiting Charm-Guaranteed French Villages
“Accidents can stop traffic for hours when a gawking sightseer drives off a particularly impressive curve.”
“Only the iron gallery, on a level with the entrance from the road, was left unsubmerged; the central depth had been converted into a huge tank of muddy water, while the sightseer looked vainly for the engines and carriages that lay drowned beneath.”
“Being a compulsive sightseer, I wrapped myself in a headscarf and walked to the next entry point.”
“Whether you're a long-time student of history or a casual sightseer looking for an interesting diversion, the historic sites that changed the course of history are well within your reach.”
The Huffington Post: PHOTOS: 11 Historic Sites That Changed The Course Of History
“An avid sightseer who loves paintings and old churches and Italian landscapes, she has developed macular degeneration.”
“Instead, the Warden of Land and Sea merely ambled along in a leisurely fashion, stopping to rest in country inns, as if he were nothing more grand than a sightseer returning from a foreign holiday.”
“We waited until the sightseer buses left the parking lot, and walked down the path to the viewing area.”
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MEC4 Lesson 156
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Constellations Reel
A list of participants in the poem "Constellations reel" by lcmt
exile, beggar, dancer, songbird, passer-by, sightseer, pilgrim, storyteller, minstrel, mariner, wayfarer, stranger and 2 more...
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