tourer

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UK/ˈtʊəɹə//ˈtɔːɹə/US/ˈtʊɹɚ/

noun

An open-top or soft-top motor car suitable for touring.

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touring cartouristholidaymakerphaeton
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Meanings

nountourer (plural tourers)

plural tourers

  1. datedAn open-top or soft-top motor car suitable for touring.

    Synonyms: touring car

  2. informalA touring bicycle.
  3. hobbiesOne who takes part in ski touring.

    Camp […] is set up for both cross-country skiers and tourers of all abilities.

    1977, Ski (volume 41, number 7, page 63)

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn open-top or soft-top motor car suitable for touring.

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touring car

More synonyms by meaning

nounsomeone who travels for pleasure

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touristholidaymaker
Broader
travelertraveller

nounlarge open car seating four with folding top

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touring carphaeton
Broader
carautoautomobile
Also see
holidaymakerphaetontouring cartourist

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From tour + -er.

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Translations

Dutch toerfiets, trekkingfiets
  • toerfietstouring bicycle
  • trekkingfietstouring bicycle
  • vakantiefietstouring bicycle
German Reiserad
  • Reiseradtouring bicycle
Italian torpedo
  • torpedomotor car

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

routerretourroture
Cite this entry
APA

tourer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tourer

MLA

“tourer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tourer. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tourer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tourer.

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