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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

  • previsitor 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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But local raised concerns that motorhomes were parking for months at a time, preventing them and visitors from being able to enjoy the area.

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A combination of stunning architecture, sea and sun drew more than 15 million visitors to the city last year, almost ten times the local population.

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Fifteen minutes before first pitch on Sunday, Giants catcher Logan Porter trotted in from the visitor’s bullpen.

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Leinster led 19-0 at half-time and Conan believes the strong defensive effort to shut out South African visitors Bulls after racing into the lead helped his side over the line in the second half.

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One welcome visitor was Hollywood movie star Jim Carrey who unexpectedly visited the studio made famous by The Beatles while Brine was working with Oasis.

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