excursionist
Example Sentences
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On the turns, to save damage to his boat's lightweight hull, Driver Jones slowed down like a Sunday excursionist.
From Time Magazine Archive
When the Ontario liquor stores actually opened, however, it quickly became obvious that an "excursionist," unless roped, hog-tied and branded as such, could not possibly be distinguished from a "tourist."
From Time Magazine Archive
“We hardly keep country hours here, sir,” she said, “on account of so much excursionist business.”
From Man and Maid by E. (Edith) Nesbit
No literary excursionist who has travelled to look at it has ever regretted his journey.
From Dr. Johnson and His Circle by John Cann Bailey
"I don't mean an exile from Heaven," I answered: "an excursionist, with a return-ticket."
From The King of Schnorrers Grotesques and Fantasies by Israel Zangwill
