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habitué

[ huh-bich-oo-ey, -bich-oo-ey; French a-bee-twey ]
/ həˈbɪtʃ uˌeɪ, -ˌbɪtʃ uˈeɪ; French a biˈtweɪ /
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noun, plural ha·bit·u·és [huh-bich-oo-eyz, -bich-oo-eyz; French a-bee-twey] /həˈbɪtʃ uˌeɪz, -ˌbɪtʃ uˈeɪz; French a biˈtweɪ/.

a frequent or habitual visitor to a place: a habitué of art galleries.

RELATED WORDS

client, customer, frequenter, patron, regular

Nearby words

  1. habituated,
  2. habituation,
  3. habitude,
  4. habitue,
  5. habitus,
  6. haboob,
  7. habor,
  8. habsburg,
  9. habu,
  10. habutai

Origin of habitué

1810–20; < French, noun use of masculine past participle of habituer < Late Latin habituāre. See habituate
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British Dictionary definitions for habitue

habitué

/ (həˈbɪtjʊˌeɪ) /

noun

a frequent visitor to a place

Word Origin for habitué

C19: from French, from habituer to frequent
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Word Origin and History for habitue

habitue

n.

1818, from French habitué, noun use of past participle of habituer "accustom," from Late Latin habituari (see habituate).

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