habitué
noun
ha·bi·tué hə-ˈbi-chə-ˌwā 
ha-,
-ˌbi-chə-ˈwā
variants or less commonly habitue
1
: a person who may be regularly found in or at a particular place or kind of place
café habitués
2
: devotee
an Internet habitué
Synonyms
- addict
- aficionado
- afficionado
- buff
- bug
- devotee
- enthusiast
- fan
- fanatic
- fancier
- fiend
- fool
- freak
- head
- hound
- junkie
- junky
- lover
- maniac
- maven
- mavin
- nut
- sucker
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Example Sentences
confirmed habitués of the theater, they support serious dramas as well as comedies and musicals a confirmed habitué of the country club, she keeps tabs on who's having an affair
Recent Examples on the Web But for anyone who’s not a weekend-midnights New Beverly habitue or even has only seen one or two, there’s the ineluctable appeal of great pop songs, well-belted — no Easter egg acknowledgement required. 
Chris Willman, Variety, 25 Sep. 2021 Sun Valley, Idaho, habitues such as Tom Hanks, Bruce Willis, Justin Timberlake and other celebs are a large part of the continuing glitterati factor in thi s resort town. Liza Weisstuch, Washington Post, 12 Feb. 2020 Expecting the slow but steady ramp-up of in-the-know habitues and farsighted home buyers to continue as more stylish businesses and artist communities settle there, Frey has decided to open her studio to the public. Leilani Marie Labong, SFChronicle.com, 26 June 2018 Warren Hinckle, San Francisco watering hole habitue, and basset hound Bentley belly up to the bar at the old Pipeline. Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 Dec. 2017
Chris Willman, Variety, 25 Sep. 2021 Sun Valley, Idaho, habitues such as Tom Hanks, Bruce Willis, Justin Timberlake and other celebs are a large part of the continuing glitterati factor in thi s resort town. Liza Weisstuch, Washington Post, 12 Feb. 2020 Expecting the slow but steady ramp-up of in-the-know habitues and farsighted home buyers to continue as more stylish businesses and artist communities settle there, Frey has decided to open her studio to the public. Leilani Marie Labong, SFChronicle.com, 26 June 2018 Warren Hinckle, San Francisco watering hole habitue, and basset hound Bentley belly up to the bar at the old Pipeline. Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 Dec. 2017 Word History
Etymology
French, from past participle of habituer to frequent, from Late Latin habituare to habituate, from Latin habitus
First Known Use
1818, in the meaning defined at sense 1
habitué
noun
variants also habitue
1
as in devotee
a person with a strong and habitual liking for something confirmed habitués of the theater, they support serious dramas as well as comedies and musicals Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- devotee
- fan
- lover
- patron
- junkie
- addict
- aficionado
- supporter
- enthusiast
- advocate
- maven
- admirer
- fanatic
- hound
- mavin
- fiend
- adherent
- proponent
- junky
- afficionado
- collector
- fancier
- champion
- maniac
- buff
- nut
- friend
- expert
- head
- sucker
- freak
- connoisseur
- groupie
- promoter
- fool
- bug
- dilettante
- partisan
- votary
- amateur
- authority
- hanger-on
- follower
- evangelist
- disciple
- zealot
- exponent
- cultist
- backer
- apostle
- faddist
- partizan
- booster
- rooter
- convert
- well-wisher
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- detractor
- critic
- carper
- nonfan
- nonadmirer
- belittler
2
as in patron
someone who regularly spends time in a particular place a confirmed habitué of the country club, she keeps tabs on who's having an affair Synonyms & Similar Words
- patron
- frequenter
- regular
- denizen
- guest
- familiar
- rat
- fan
- lover
- haunter
- client
- customer
- devotee
- aficionado
- enthusiast
- addict
- fanatic
- fancier
- afficionado
- buff
- maniac
- fiend
- bug
- freak
- nut
- Branchiostomidae
- branchiostomidaes
- Branchipus
- branchireme
- Branchiura
- branchiurae
- branchiuran
- branchiuras
- branchiurous
- branchless
- branchlet
- branchlets
- branchliker
- branchlikest
- branchlines
- branchy
- Branco, Rio
- Brancusi
- brand
- brand builder
- brand builders
- brand building
- brand disease
- brand iron
- brand name