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vacationer
A person who is on vacation and has traveled in order to relax or visit another area.
Im Sommer füllen sich die Küstenorte mit Urlaubern aus dem ganzen Land.
In summer, the coastal towns fill up with vacationers from all over the country.
The word is made up of 'Urlaub' (vacation) and the ending '-er'. Here, the ending '-er' refers to a male person who carries out the activity connected with the base word—in other words, someone who is on vacation.
Als Urlauber möchte man sich vor allem entspannen.
As a vacationer, you mainly want to relax.
This word is very often used in the plural ('die Urlauber' — the vacationers) to talk about tourists as a group, especially in news reports or reports about a region.
Die Insel ist bei deutschen Urlaubern sehr beliebt.
The island is very popular with German vacationers.
'Urlauber' (vacationer) is almost always used in the context of travel, tourism, and holiday resorts. You often find it in travel guides, hotel descriptions, or news about the tourism industry.
Das Hotel bietet spezielle Angebote für Urlauber mit Kindern.
The hotel offers special deals for vacationers with children.
tourist
'der Tourist' and 'der Urlauber' both refer to people who travel to another place and stay there only for a limited time. 'Tourist' fits especially when someone visits sights, explores a city, or travels out of cultural interest. 'Urlauber' emphasizes more strongly that the person has time off and wants to relax. Learners may confuse the words because many vacationers are also tourists. Practically speaking: in a city in front of a museum, you would more likely say 'Tourist'; at the beach or in a hotel, 'Urlauber' is more likely.
Wegen des schönen Wetters bleiben viele Urlauber den ganzen Tag am Strand.
Because of the nice weather, many vacationers stay at the beach all day.
Vor dem Schloss macht ein Tourist Fotos von der alten Fassade.
In front of the castle, a tourist is taking photos of the old facade.