suicide tourist

noun

One who takes part in suicide tourism.

Meanings

nounsuicide tourist (plural suicide tourists)

plural suicide tourists

  1. One who takes part in suicide tourism.

    The Swiss researchers write that “the six right-to-die organizations assist in approximately 600 cases of suicide per year; some 150 to 200 of which are suicide tourists,” or people coming to Switzerland seeking aid-in-dying.

    2014 August 27, Julie Beck, “'Going to Switzerland' Is a Euphemism for Assisted Suicide”, in The Atlantic

Translations

Finnish itsemurhaturisti
  • itsemurhaturistisuicide tourist
German Selbstmord-Tourist
  • Selbstmord-Touristsuicide tourist
Spanish turista de suicidio
  • turista de suicidiosuicide tourist
Cite this entry
APA

suicide tourist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suicide%20tourist

MLA

“suicide tourist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suicide%20tourist. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “suicide tourist,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suicide%20tourist.

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