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tourist
A person who travels to another place for pleasure, relaxation, or cultural interest and stays there temporarily.
Im Sommer sind die Straßen der Stadt voller Touristen.
In summer, the city's streets are full of tourists.
'Der Tourist' (the tourist) belongs to the N-declension. This means that the noun takes the ending '-en' in all cases except the nominative singular. Learners often make mistakes with this.
Der Reiseführer spricht mit dem Touristen.
The tour guide is speaking with the tourist.
The word 'Tourist' (tourist) is part of a word family related to travel. It is directly related to 'Tour' (tour) and 'Tourismus' (tourism). The ending '-ist' always refers to a person who carries out a particular activity.
Der Tourismus ist für diese Region sehr wichtig.
Tourism is very important for this region.
'Tourist' (tourist) is often combined with adjectives that describe origin, e.g. 'deutsche Touristen' (German tourists) or 'asiatische Touristen' (Asian tourists). Quantity expressions such as 'viele Touristen' (many tourists) or 'einzelne Touristen' (individual tourists) are also very common.
Im Sommer kommen viele amerikanische Touristen nach Berlin.
In summer, many American tourists come to Berlin.
vacationer
Tourist and Urlauber both refer to people traveling privately. Tourist emphasizes a temporary visit to a destination, for example out of cultural interest; Urlauber emphasizes that the person is on vacation and seeking relaxation. Both words can fit a vacation trip, but the emphasis is different.
Als Tourist besucht Paul die Museen und Sehenswürdigkeiten der Stadt.
As a tourist, Paul visits the city's museums and sights.
Als Urlauber verbringt Paul eine erholsame Woche am Meer.
As a vacationer, Paul spends a relaxing week by the sea.
