visitor

noun

vis·​i·​tor ˈvi-zə-tər How to pronounce visitor (audio)
ˈviz-tər
Synonyms of visitornext
: one that visits
especially : one that makes formal visits of inspection

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The museum gets visitors from all over the world. Visitors to the office must sign in at the desk. There's a visitor waiting for you in the lobby.
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Once the international visitors have gone home, the question is whether the stadiums and facilities will lie empty and fall into disrepair. — Martin K.n Siele, semafor.com, 30 Oct. 2026 The short will take its setting from Leicester Monsters, a downtown program run by BID Leicester that has placed oversized creatures on the city’s streets and in its public spaces to coax visitors into exploring the center. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 30 Oct. 2026 Just 45 minutes north of Orlando, a wintertime oasis for manatees and humans alike beckons visitors to take a hike and find some peace of mind. — Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Oct. 2026 But these same systems siphon away visitors, undermining the communities that maintain these sites. — Lauren Feiner, The Verge, 30 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for visitor

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First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of visitor was in the 14th century

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visitor

noun
vis·​i·​tor ˈviz-ət-ər How to pronounce visitor (audio)
ˈviz-tər
: one (as a guest or tourist) that visits
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