different between tourist vs expat

tourist

English

Etymology

From tour +? -ist.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?t????st/
  • (US) IPA(key): /?t??.?st/, /?t?.?st/, /?t??.?st/

Noun

tourist (plural tourists)

  1. Someone who travels for pleasure rather than for business. [from 1770s]
  2. (derogatory) One who visits a place or attends a social event out of curiosity, wanting to watch without commitment or involvement.
  3. (sports, informal) A member of the visiting team in a match.

Derived terms

Related terms

  • tour
  • tour guide
  • tourism
  • Grand Tour

Descendants

All are borrowed.

Translations

Further reading

  • Tourism on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

tourist From the web:

  • what tourist attractions are open in washington dc
  • what tourist attractions are open in nyc
  • what tourist attractions are near me
  • what tourist attractions are open in chicago
  • what tourist attractions are open in california
  • what tourist attractions are open in seattle
  • what tourist attractions are open in boston
  • what tourist attractions are open in philadelphia


expat

English

Alternative forms

  • ex-pat

Etymology

Apocope of expatriate.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /??ks?pæt/

Noun

expat (plural expats)

  1. An expatriate; a person who lives outside their own country.

Derived terms

  • Mexpat
  • sexpat
  • Texpat

Translations

Anagrams

  • exapt

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [??kspat]

Noun

expat m

  1. (informal) expat, expatriate (a person who lives outside his or her own country)
    Synonym: expatriant

Related terms

  • See páter

Further reading

  • expat in P?íru?ní slovník jazyka ?eského, 1935–1957
  • expat in Slovník spisovného jazyka ?eského, 1960–1971, 1989

expat From the web:

  • what expat means
  • what expats miss about america
  • what expats need to know
  • what expatriate means
  • what expats need
  • what expatriation allowance means
  • what expat aid workers like
  • what expats do
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