"voluntourist" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /vɒlənˈtʊəɹɪst/ [Received-Pronunciation], /vɑlənˈtʊəɹɪst/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-voluntourist.wav [Southern-England] Forms: voluntourists [plural]
Etymology: Blend of volunteer + tourist. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|volunteer|tourist}} Blend of volunteer + tourist Head templates: {{en-noun}} voluntourist (plural voluntourists)
  1. A tourist who takes part in voluntourism.
    Sense id: en-voluntourist-en-noun-ASv32O4C Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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