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voluntourist en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /vɑlənˈtʊəɹɪst/ (General-American)
• /vɒlənˈtʊəɹɪst/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Blend of volunteer + tourist.

Meanings

1. A tourist who takes part in voluntourism.
   • 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:
   • 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 wishes to combine exotic vacation travel with volunteer work. 2014 April 21, Rafia Zakaria, “The white tourist’s burden”, in Al Jazeera America, archived from the original on 14 Jan 2016:

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