Visitor: Definition, Examples, and Common Mistakes

Meaning 1：a person who visits (visitor)

visitor 🔊

/ˈvɪzɪtər/

someone who goes to see a person or a place for a short time.

Visitor arriving at front door with gift, host welcoming

a person who visits 🔊

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/ə ˈpɜːrsən huː ˈvɪzɪts/

A person who goes to see another person or a place, typically for a short period of time.

📁 Category：Social Roles 🔖 Level：Beginner

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

From Latin 'visitor', from 'visere' (to go to see), from 'videre' (to see).

💡 Mnemonic

VISIT + OR = a person who VISITS. Think of a friend coming to your house for a VISIT.

📖 Example

My friend from Canada is coming to stay with us next week; she will be our first international visitor. 🔊 My friend from Canada is coming to stay with us next week; she will be our first international visitor.

🔗 Collocations

frequent visitor – a person who visits often

first-time visitor – someone visiting for the first time

welcome visitor – a guest who is gladly received

🔄 Synonyms

guest (n.) – a person who is invited and stays at a place

caller (n.) – a person who pays a short visit to a home

attendant (n.) – a person who visits or attends an event

🚫 Antonyms

host (n.) – a person who receives visitors

resident (n.) – a person who lives permanently in a place

local (n.) – a person from the area, not a visitor

🌱 Derivatives

visit (v.) – to go to see someone or a place

visitation (n.) – an official or formal visit

visitorship (n.) – the state of being a visitor

📖 Cultural Story

The word 'visitor' entered English in the 14th century via Old French 'visiteur', from Latin 'visitare' (to go to see frequently). It shares roots with 'vision' and 'visible', reflecting the act of seeing someone or a place.