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
The South-Eastern Railway Company have laid their iron hand on Hythe, and its old-world stillness is already on Bank Holidays and other bleak periods of the passing year broken by the babble of the excursionist.
From Faces and Places by Lucy, Henry W. (Henry William), Sir
It looks like a dark-colored cup with a ragged margin, and may be seen by the excursionist in the spring on the roadside.
From Among the Mushrooms A Guide For Beginners by Dallas, Ellen M.
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
