ecotourist

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noun

A participant in ecotourism.

OriginEnglish tourist ← Old French tour ← Latin tornō →
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Meanings

nounecotourist (plural ecotourists)

plural ecotourists

  1. A participant in ecotourism.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekοἶκος (oîkos)
  2. Latinoeco-
  3. Frenchéco-
  4. Englisheco-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*terh₁-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*tórh₁nos
  7. Proto-Hellenic*tórnos
  8. Ancient Greekτόρνος (tórnos)
  9. Latintornus
  10. Latintornō
  11. Old Frenchtorner
  12. Old Frenchtour
  13. Englishtour
  14. Englishtourist
  15. Englishecotourist

From eco- + tourist.

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APA

ecotourist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ecotourist

MLA

“ecotourist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ecotourist. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ecotourist,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ecotourist.

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