habitué
[huh-bich-oo-ey, -bich-oo-ey; French a-bee-twey]
- a frequent or habitual visitor to a place: a habitué of art galleries.
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Origin of habitué
1810–20; < French, noun use of masculine past participle of habituer < Late Latin habituāre. See habituate
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Historical Examples
My hypothesis is that she was an habitue of this place, as also was Mrs. Vernon.
The Yellow ClawSax Rohmer
It is enough to mention Mrs. Farquhar's name to an habitue of the Springs.
Their PilgrimageCharles Dudley Warner
Especially, I would say, is this the attitude of the habitue of Montmartre.
Europe RevisedIrvin S. Cobb
Once he found Rodney Page there, lounging about with the manner of a habitue.
Dangerous DaysMary Roberts Rinehart
But this type of European never becomes an habitue; the habitue always sleeps.
DopeSax Rohmer
habitué
- a frequent visitor to a place
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Word Origin
C19: from French, from habituer to frequent
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Word Origin and History for habitue
n.
1818, from French habitué, noun use of past participle of habituer "accustom," from Late Latin habituari (see habituate).
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