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visitor

[viz-i-ter] Origin

vis·i·tor

[viz-i-ter]
noun
a person who visits, as for reasons of friendship, business, duty, travel, or the like.

Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English visitour < Anglo-French; Old French visiteor < Late Latin vīsitātor, equivalent to Latin vīsitā(re) to visit + -tor -tor

pre·vis·i·tor, noun


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.

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Visitor is always a great word to know.
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visitor (ˈvɪzɪtə)
 
n
1.  a person who pays a visit; caller, guest, tourist, etc
2.  another name for visitant
 
visi'torial
 
adj

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Word Origin & History

visitor
early 15c., from visit + -or. Sports sense is from 1900.
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