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visitor

[ viz-i-ter ]

noun

  1. a person who visits, as for reasons of friendship, business, duty, travel, or the like.


visitor

/ ˈɪɪə /

noun

  1. a person who pays a visit; caller, guest, tourist, etc
  2. another name for visitant
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • ·i·ٴǰ noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of visitor1

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English visitour, from Anglo-French; Old French visiteor, from Late Latin īٴǰ, equivalent to Latin ī() “to go to see, visit” ( visit ) + -tor -tor
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Synonym Study

Visitor, caller, guest, visitant are terms for a person who comes to spend time with or stay with others, or in a place. A visitor often stays some time, for social pleasure, for business, sightseeing, etc.: a visitor at our neighbor's house. A caller comes for a brief (usually) formal visit: The caller merely left her card. A guest is anyone receiving hospitality, and the word has been extended to include anyone who pays for meals and lodging: a welcome guest; a hotel guest. Visitant applies especially to a migratory bird or to a supernatural being: a warbler as a visitant.
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A coroner has written to the government to determine the owner of a shipwreck where a visitor drowned - so that safety warnings can be put in place.

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It brings Georgian, Edwardian and war-time history to life through immersive exhibits where visitors engage with costumed staff and volunteers.

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The main high street, abandoned by visitors last week - with shops shuttered and hotels completely emptied out - is seeing fleeting signs of life again.

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Instead, the tight-knit culture permits visitors to simply "walk in and say hello" - almost unthinkable in other parts of the country.

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Tulleys Tulip Garden in Hatton, near Warwick, features more than 100 varieties of the flower with visitors able to tiptoe through them until 5 May.

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