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Word visitor
WordType (noun)
Phonetic BrE / ˈvɪzɪtə(r) / NAmE / ˈvɪzɪtər /
Example
  • we've got visitors coming this weekend.
  • do you get many visitors?
  • she's a frequent visitor to the us.
  • the theme park attracts 2.5 million visitors a year.
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visitor

(noun)BrE / ˈvɪzɪtə(r) / NAmE / ˈvɪzɪtər /
  1. a person who visits a person or place
    • see also health visitor
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/health-visitor
    • We've got visitors coming this weekend.
    • Do you get many visitors?
    • She's a frequent visitor to the US.
    • The theme park attracts 2.5 million visitors a year.
    • How can we attract more visitors to our website?

    Extra Examples

    • First-time visitors to Spain are often surprised by how late people eat.
    • I could see he was expecting visitors.
    • Pick up a free map of the town from the visitor centre.
    • The baby’s weight is monitored by the health visitor.
    • The college only admits visitors in organized groups.
    • The festival brings 5 000 visitors to the town every year.
    • The front room was used mainly for entertaining visitors.
    • The lack of facilities in the town may deter the casual visitor.
    • The latest crime figures are likely to put off prospective visitors to the city.
    • The museum gives visitors a glimpse of the composer’s life.
    • The town has much to interest the visitor.
    • Visitors are invited to browse around the farm site.
    • Visitors flocked to see the show.
    • Visitors from Ireland will find much that reminds them of home.
    • He introduced his companion, a visitor from the US.
    • He is still in hospital and is not well enough to receive visitors.
    • He was a frequent visitor to the house in Wimpole Street.
    • I’m expecting visitors this evening.
    • The castle is the main attraction for visitors.
    • The family rarely had visitors.
    • The hotel is popular with business visitors and tourists.
    • The mild climate allows visitors to enjoy golf all year round.
    • The palace is open to visitors from April to September.
    • There has been a drop in visitor numbers.
    • There was nowhere in the house for them to entertain visitors.
    • They publish a guide to Europe for overseas visitors.
    • Visitors flock to the town every summer.
    • We’ve got visitors coming for the weekend.
    • When I arrived home there was an unexpected visitor waiting for me.
    • You can watch a film about the history of the site in the visitor centre.
    • You’ve got a visitor!

    Word Origin

    • late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French visitour, from Old French visiter or Latin visitare ‘go to see’, frequentative of visare ‘to view’, from videre ‘to see’.
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