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ha⋅bit⋅u⋅é

[huh-bich-oo-ey, -bich-oo-ey; Fr. a-bee-twey]
–noun, plural ha⋅bit⋅u⋅és [huh-bich-oo-eyz, -bich-oo-eyz; Fr. a-bee-twey] .
a frequent or habitual visitor to a place: a habitué of art galleries.

Origin:
1810–20; < F, n. use of masc. ptp. of habituer < LL habituāre. See habituate
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ha·bit·u·é   (hə-bĭch'ōō-ā', hə-bĭch'ōō-ā')   
n.  One who frequents a particular place, especially a place offering a specific pleasurable activity.

[French, from past participle of habituer, to accustom, frequent, from Old French, from Late Latin habituārī, to be in a condition; see habituate.]
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