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Definition of Excursionists
1. excursionist [n] - See also: excursionist
Lexicographical Neighbors of Excursionists
Literary usage of Excursionists
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Boots and Saddles: Or Life in Dakota With General Custer by Elizabeth Bacon Custer (1999)
"CURIOUS CHARACTERS AND excursionists AMONG US. I WISH that I could recall more
about the curious characters among us. Most of them had some strange history ..."
2. Our Railways: Their Origin, Development, Incident and Romance by John Pendleton (1896)
"... Tourist Invasion of the Isle of Man—What it has done for Douglas—The Holiday
Disaster at Hampstead— Delayed excursionists and their Pastimes. ..."
3. The Land of the Midnight Sun: Summer and Winter Journeys Through Sweden by Paul Belloni Du Chaillu (1888)
"The Farming Population.—Fine Farms.— Comfortable Houses.—Cities of Norway.—How
the Public Peace is kept.—Pious excursionists.—A Judge's Home. ..."
4. The Existing Conflict Between Republican Government and Southern Oligarchy by Green Berry Raum (1884)
"Other excursionists from Georgia come by Special Train and Vote in Alabama.
THE Republican Party carried the State of Alabama at the election of 1872 by ..."
5. Our New Alaska by Charles Hallock (1886)
"AS excursionists SEE IT. There is undoubtedly a tendency on the part of enthused
and susceptible visitors to turn the bright side of Alaska always toward ..."
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