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visitor

n. countable
A1 Beginner Oxford US //ˈvɪzɪtɝ// UK //vˈɪzɪtɐ// vis·i·tor General-service

n. someone who goes to see a person or a place for a short time. You are a visitor when you stay at a hotel or go to a friend's house.

n. a person who visits a specific person, place, or institution for a limited duration. Often used in legal or official contexts to describe someone who has permission to enter a property but does not reside there.


SIMPLE

The museum welcomes every visitor with a free map.

CONTEXTUAL

The hospital allows one visitor per patient during the afternoon hours to ensure everyone gets enough rest.

COMPLEX

The historic estate remains closed to the general public, though a pre-arranged visitor may gain entry for academic research or architectural study.

Synonyms
Origin

Partly from Middle English visiter, visitere, equivalent to visit + -er; and partly from Middle English visitour, from Anglo-Norman visitour, from Old French visetëor. By surface analysis, visit + -or.

Usage

Commonly paired with the verbs 'receive', 'welcome', or 'expect'.

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