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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024vis•it•ant (viz′i tənt),USA pronunciation n. - a temporary resident;
visitor;
guest. - a visitor to a place of religious or sight-seeing interest;
pilgrim. - a being believed to come from the spirit world:a ghostly visitant.
- something, as a mood, feeling, emotion, etc., that overtakes a person from time to time:Melancholy is an occasional visitant to all.
- a migratory bird that has come to a place temporarily.
adj. - visiting;
paying a visit.
- Latin vīsitant- (stem of vīsitāns). See visit, -ant
- 1590–1600
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See visitor.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: visitant /ˈvɪzɪtənt/ n - a supernatural being; ghost; apparition
- a visitor or guest, usually from far away
Also called: visitor a migratory bird that is present in a particular region only at certain times: a summer visitant
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin vīsitāns going to see, from vīsitāre; see visit |