visitor

[ viz-i-ter ]

/ ˈvɪz ɪ tər /

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noun

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

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Origin of visitor

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

synonym study for visitor

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.

OTHER WORDS FROM visitor

pre·vis·i·tor, noun

Words nearby visitor

visiting card, visiting fireman, visiting nurse, visiting professor, visiting teacher, visitor, visitor centre, visitorial, visitor's passport, Vislinsky Zaliv, vis major

How to use visitor in a sentence

More important, with rare exceptions we found visitors and locals masking diligently, even on remote trails.
A Maui vacation in three acts|Alex Pulaski|February 12, 2021|Washington Post
Google Adwords and a handful of independent ad networks started to provide site owners with Java text that dropped a third-party cookie, making reengaging site visitors elsewhere in their networks possible.
Splitting the atom: Decoupling audience from inventory unleashes power of pubs|Trevor Grigoruk|February 9, 2021|Digiday
All visitors for the Games would need to arrive two weeks beforehand to properly quarantine.
Why South Africa stopped using the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine|Rahul Rao|February 8, 2021|Popular-Science
Yet that doesn’t stop Tampa locals and visitors alike from celebrating his legend with a parade and a festival known as the Gasparilla Pirate Festival or Gasparillafest.
The Buccaneers embody Tampa’s love of pirates. Is that a problem?|Jamie Goodall|February 5, 2021|Washington Post

The second period offered more of the same from the visitors.
In the home of ‘The King,’ the Capitals get served with a second straight loss|Samantha Pell|February 5, 2021|Washington Post
Most of it is taken up by a graphic inviting the visitor to participate in the 2016 online presidential straw poll.
Today’s GOP: Still Cool With Racist Pandering?|Michael Tomasky|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The author of two books and dozens of articles about grizzlies, he is a grequent visitor in high school and college classrooms.
What It Takes to Kill a Grizzly Bear|Doug Peacock|November 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
One visitor, an elderly woman named Mrs. Lacey, relays an anecdote about her American son-in-law.
Colm Toibin Describes The Creation Of His Quiet Masterpiece ‘Nora Webster’|Jennie Yabroff|November 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“We know that Hong Kong people call us locusts,” said Mr. Sun, a visitor from Guangdong province.
Chinese Tourists Are Taking Hong Kong Protest Selfies|Brendon Hong|October 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Now, we talk about reducing the stigma of this disease—yet we've treated a visitor living with it as a threat.
They May Sound Like a Good Idea, But Travel Bans for Ebola Won’t Work|Abby Haglage|October 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They came forward, a little timidly, and their latest visitor held out a hand to each.
The Boarded-Up House|Augusta Huiell Seaman
No notice being taken of the taps, the unseen visitor, after a short lapse, ventured to open the door and peep in.
The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, v. 2(of 2)|Charles Dickens
And he was not slow to notice that his visitor looked fatter each time he saw him.
The Tale of Grandfather Mole|Arthur Scott Bailey
As one visitor after another arrived, the little house became crowded.
Alila, Our Little Philippine Cousin|Mary Hazelton Wade
Just as she was going out to offer refreshments, another visitor arrived.
Alila, Our Little Philippine Cousin|Mary Hazelton Wade

British Dictionary definitions for visitor

visitor

/ (ˈvɪzɪtə) /

noun

a person who pays a visit; caller, guest, tourist, etc

another name for visitant (def. 4)

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