excursionist

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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

On the turns, to save damage to his boat's lightweight hull, Driver Jones slowed down like a Sunday excursionist.

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 don't know's I want to harbor him all winter," answered the excursionist frankly, striking into a good traveling gait as she started off toward the railroad station.

From Modern Prose And Poetry; For Secondary Schools Edited With Notes, Study Helps, And Reading Lists by Ashmun, Margaret

No excursionist will take a seaside holiday in the north without wishing to see the Farne Islands for the sake of her who has done so much to make them famous.

From Grace Darling Heroine of the Farne Islands by Hope, Eva