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
More than one excursionist has shown himself in that Humphrey Clinker condition which excited the wrath of Count Tabitha.
From To the Gold Coast for Gold A Personal Narrative in Two Volumes.—Volume I by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir
I've been educating the taste of one excursionist this morning, a good-faced workman, who was prying about everywhere with a curious air, and said he never'd been on an excursion before.
From Their Pilgrimage by Warner, Charles Dudley
One day an excursionist swam far out over the breakers.
From The Story of Paul Boyton Voyages on All the Great Rivers of the World by Boyton, Paul
