单词 | visitor |
释义 | visitor[ viz-i-ter ] / ˈvɪz ɪ tər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR visitor ON THESAURUS.COM nouna person who visits, as for reasons of friendship, business, duty, travel, or the like. Origin of visitorFirst recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English visitour, from Anglo-French; Old French visiteor, from Late Latin vīsitātor, equivalent to Latin vīsitā(re) “to go to see, visit” (see visit) + -tor-tor synonym study for visitorVisitor, caller, guest, visitant are terms for a person who comes to spend time with or stay with others, or in a place. A visitor often stays some time, for social pleasure, for business, sightseeing, etc.: a visitor at our neighbor's house. A caller comes for a brief (usually) formal visit: The caller merely left her card. A guest is anyone receiving hospitality, and the word has been extended to include anyone who pays for meals and lodging: a welcome guest; a hotel guest. Visitant applies especially to a migratory bird or to a supernatural being: a warbler as a visitant. OTHER WORDS FROM visitorpre·vis·i·tor, nounWords nearby visitorvisiting card, visiting fireman, visiting nurse, visiting professor, visiting teacher, visitor, visitor centre, visitorial, visitor's passport, Vislinsky Zaliv, vis major Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for visitorBritish Dictionary definitions for visitorvisitor / (ˈvɪzɪtə) / nouna person who pays a visit; caller, guest, tourist, etc another name for visitant (def. 4) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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