Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A tourist.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Spanish turista, tourist, from English tourist.]

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Examples

  • Clapping her hands together in front of her face for greater emphasis the maestra then gives her delighted audience a clincher: this hapless turista is about to teach his little Mexican friends how we pronounce the word for that delicious junk food made of toasted corn that every movie-going kid of any age likes on either side of the border.

    English, South-of-the-border Style 2006

  • Clapping her hands together in front of her face for greater emphasis the maestra then gives her delighted audience a clincher: this hapless turista is about to teach his little Mexican friends how we pronounce the word for that delicious junk food made of toasted corn that every movie-going kid of any age likes on either side of the border.

    English, South-of-the-border Style 2006

  • Add to Rolly's list: good sensible walking shoes, wide brim hat for the sun, loperimide (sp?) and Pepto-bismol for the likely encounter with "turista", and good 30 SPF sunblock (expensive down here).

    Length of Stay 2009

  • Add to Rolly's list: good sensible walking shoes, wide brim hat for the sun, loperimide (sp?) and Pepto-bismol for the likely encounter with "turista", and good 30 SPF sunblock (expensive down here).

    Length of Stay 2009

  • Add to Rolly's list: good sensible walking shoes, wide brim hat for the sun, loperimide (sp?) and Pepto-bismol for the likely encounter with "turista", and good 30 SPF sunblock (expensive down here).

    Length of Stay 2009

  • Add to Rolly's list: good sensible walking shoes, wide brim hat for the sun, loperimide (sp?) and Pepto-bismol for the likely encounter with "turista", and good 30 SPF sunblock (expensive down here).

    Length of Stay 2009

  • Add to Rolly's list: good sensible walking shoes, wide brim hat for the sun, loperimide (sp?) and Pepto-bismol for the likely encounter with "turista", and good 30 SPF sunblock (expensive down here).

    Length of Stay 2009

  • Nobdy dies from "turista", you can easily die from food poisoning.

    Rentals in Merida 2005

  • Nobdy dies from "turista", you can easily die from food poisoning.

    Rentals in Merida 2005

  • Maybe you didn't see them in your two-week "turista" experience, but if you'd been paying attention over the last decade, you'd know better.

    Take The Money And Run: Why L.A.'s Middle Class Is Leaving 2007

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