habitue
Use Habitue in a sentence
uˌeɪ, -ˌbɪtʃ noun, plural ha·bit·u·és 
[huh-bich-oo-eyz, -bich-oo-eyz; French a-bee-twey] .
[huh-bich-oo-eyz, -bich-oo-eyz; French a-bee-twey] . a frequent or habitual visitor to a place: a habitué of art galleries.
Origin:
1810–20; < French, noun use of masculine past participle of habituer < Late Latin habituāre. See habituate
1810–20; < French, noun use of masculine past participle of habituer < Late Latin habituāre. See habituate
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| —n | |
| a frequent visitor to a place | |
| [C19: from French, from habituer to frequent] | |
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Habitue
is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
Example sentences
It is said he is a confirmed morphine habitue and his mind has been falling ever since he was arrested a couple of months ago.
When the mood possessed him he could be as entertaining a companion as any club habitue.
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