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visitor

vis·i·tor
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [viz-i-ter]
    • /ˈvɪz ɪ tər/
    • /ˈvɪzɪtə(r)/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [viz-i-ter]
    • /ˈvɪz ɪ tər/

Definitions of visitor word

  • noun visitor a person who visits, as for reasons of friendship, business, duty, travel, or the like. 1
  • noun visitor to house 1
  • noun visitor to place 1
  • noun visitor insect, animal 1
  • countable noun visitor A visitor is someone who is visiting a person or place. 0
  • noun visitor a person who pays a visit; caller, guest, tourist, etc 0

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Origin of visitor

First appearance:

before 1400
One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; late Middle English visitour < Anglo-French; Old French visiteor < Late Latin vīsitātor, equivalent to Latin vīsitā(re) to visit + -tor -tor

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Parts of speech for Visitor

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

visitor popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

visitor usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for visitor

noun visitor

  • alien — Alien means belonging to a different country, race, or group, usually one you do not like or are frightened of.
  • arrival — When a person or vehicle arrives at a place, you can refer to their arrival.
  • attendee — The attendees at something such as a meeting or a conference are the people who are attending it.
  • banshee — In Irish folk stories, a banshee is a female spirit who warns you by her long, sad cry that someone in your family is going to die.
  • bedfellow — You refer to two things or people as bedfellows when they have become associated or related in some way.

Antonyms for visitor

noun visitor

  • host — the bread or wafer consecrated in the celebration of the Eucharist.
  • emcee — A master of ceremonies.
  • national — of, relating to, or maintained by a nation as an organized whole or independent political unit: national affairs.

Top questions with visitor

  • what is a unique visitor?

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