Excursionist
[ik'sk:ʃәnist]
Definition
(n.) One who goes on an excursion, or pleasure trip.
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Examples
- I was provided with a receipt and duly and officially accepted as an excursionist. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- The excursionists danced, on three separate evenings, long, long ago, (it seems an age. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- A good many expedients were resorted to to keep the excursionists amused and satisfied. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- The venerable excursionists were not gay and frisky. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- It is easier to raise a host of excursionists than a band of crusaders. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
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