Definitions

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  • noun dated An open-top or soft-top motor car suitable for touring
  • noun informal A touring bicycle.

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  • noun someone who travels for pleasure
  • noun large open car seating four with folding top

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Examples

  • Being steel framed it was perfect to retrofit as a solid tourer, which is what I did and what it now is.

    craigslist | all for sale / wanted in los angeles webmaster@craigslist.org 2010

  • But a "tourer", well, that conjures a more appealing picture, like, say, a leisurely cruise in the Highlands, complete with a ­hamper of smoked salmon, oysters and champagne, and a harmo­nious family listening to Radio 3.

    Life and style | guardian.co.uk 2010

  • But a "tourer", well, that conjures a more appealing picture, like, say, a leisurely cruise in the Highlands, complete with a ­hamper of smoked salmon, oysters and champagne, and a harmo­nious family listening to Radio 3.

    Technology news, comment and analysis | guardian.co.uk 2010

  • But a "tourer", well, that conjures a more appealing picture, like, say, a leisurely cruise in the Highlands, complete with a ­hamper of smoked salmon, oysters and champagne, and a harmo­nious family listening to Radio 3.

    Life and style | guardian.co.uk 2010

  • This is not an uncompromising sports car but a beautifully finished and comfortable fast open tourer which is easily quick enough to entertain.

    What Car? News 2009

  • I came into this drive expecting a luxury grand tourer that was also fast, but instead found a track-oriented super car that is also luxurious.

    HW Cars: Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG WestSide Highway Bound « 2010

  • The sleek sports tourer has shed two cylinders from its engine and lost some horsepower—but Dan Neil says that only makes it better.

    In BMW's Repackaged Z4, Less Is More Dan Neil 2011

  • That said, this sleek open-top sports tourer available this fall gets only better with the subtraction of two cylinders.

    In BMW's Repackaged Z4, Less Is More Dan Neil 2011

  • Ed Striebig , Bentley's regional manager for South East Asia and Austral asia, said the company has a full order book in Australia for the next 15 months for its new Mulsanne grand tourer, which sells for 657,000 Australian dollars, or about US$655,100.

    Australian Car Sales Soar Enda Curran 2011

  • It is still less expensive than the CL grand tourer, of course, which tops out at an impressive $204,575.

    Matthew Yglesias » Obama’s Car Invention Myth 2009

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