excursionist
Example Sentences
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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
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 Eva Hope
"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 The Queen's Twin and Other Stories by Sarah Orne Jewett
I shall live in hopes of going back some-day and seeing Billings properly—as a visiting Chamber of Commerce booster or a Rotary excursionist, or something equally sans reproche.
From Down the Yellowstone by Lewis R. (Lewis Ransome) Freeman
