visitant
[ viz-i-tuh nt ]
/ ˈvɪz ɪ tənt /
noun
a temporary resident; visitor; guest.
a visitor to a place of religious or sight-seeing interest; pilgrim.
a being believed to come from the spirit world: a ghostly visitant.
something, as a mood, feeling, emotion, etc., that overtakes a person from time to time: Melancholy is an occasional visitant to all.
a migratory bird that has come to a place temporarily.
adjective
Words nearby visitant
visional, visionary, visioned, visit, visitable, visitant, visitation, visitation rights, visitatorial, visiting card, visiting fireman
Origin of visitant
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visitant
/ (ˈvɪzɪtənt) /
noun
a supernatural being; ghost; apparition
a visitor or guest, usually from far away
a pilgrim or tourist
Also called: visitor a migratory bird that is present in a particular region only at certain timesa summer visitant
adjective
archaic paying a visit; visiting
Word Origin for visitant
C16: from Latin vīsitāns going to see, from vīsitāre; see visit
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