Meaning
tourist
In a sentence
Quel turista cerca il museo in centro.
That tourist is looking for the museum downtown.
Sei un turista o vivi qui?
Are you a tourist or do you live here?
I turisti non hanno trovato la stazione.
The tourists didn't find the station.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| turista | masculine · singular |
| turisti | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Use turista for a person visiting for pleasure; viaggiatore is broader and can sound more neutral or literary.
- It’s a common-gender noun: il turista for a man, la turista for a woman; plural is i turisti / le turiste.
- Often used adjectivally in phrases like guida turistica or stagione turistica; don’t confuse turista with the adjective turistico/a.