voluntourist
Syllables: vo·lun·tour·ist/vɒlənˈtʊəɹɪst/US/vɑlənˈtʊəɹɪst/
voluntourist noun: a tourist who takes part in voluntourism.
Noun
voluntourist (plural voluntourists)
- A tourist who takes part in voluntourism.
- As summer looms, many Americans — college students, retirees and others who stand at the cusp of life changes — will make similar choices in search of transformational experiences. An industry exists to make these easier to make: the voluntourism business. A voluntourist is someone like Jack, who...2014 April 21, Rafia Zakaria, “The white tourist’s burden”, in Al Jazeera America, archived from the original on 14 Jan 2016
- I’m not pretending all in the camp are philanthropic angels. On Sunday we saw three “voluntourists”, taking selfies.2016 October 7, Rosamund Urwin, Let’s praise the Jungle’s volunteers, in the i, № 1,831, page 18/5
Forms of voluntourist
| plural | voluntourists |
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Origin of voluntourist
Blend of volunteer + tourist.
Questions about voluntourist
- What does voluntourist mean?
- Voluntourist means a tourist who takes part in voluntourism.
- What part of speech is voluntourist?
- Voluntourist is a noun.
- How do you pronounce voluntourist?
- Voluntourist is pronounced /vɒlənˈtʊəɹɪst/ (UK).
- What is the plural of voluntourist?
- The plural of voluntourist is voluntourists.
Words near voluntourist in the dictionary
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