A visitor is someone who is visiting a person or place.
The other day we had some visitors from Switzerland. [+ from]
As a student I lived in Oxford, but was a frequent visitor to Belfast. [+ to]
Synonyms: guest, caller, company, visitant More Synonyms of visitor
More Synonyms of visitor
visitor in British English
(ˈvɪzɪtə)
noun
1.
a person who pays a visit; caller, guest, tourist, etc
2. another name for visitant (sense 4)
visitor in American English
(ˈvɪzɪtər)
noun
a person making a visit
SYNONYMY NOTE: visitor is the general term for one who comes to see a person or spend some time in a place,whether for social, business, or professional reasons, or for sightseeing, etc.; , visitant now generally suggests a supernatural rather than a human visitor and, in biology,is applied to a migratory bird in any of its temporary resting places; , guest applies to one who is hospitably entertained at the home of another, as at dinner,or, by extension, to one who pays for lodgings, meals, etc. at a hotel; , caller1 applies to one who makes a brief, often formal visit, as for business or social reasons
Word origin
ME visitour < Anglo-Fr < MFr visiteur
COBUILD Collocations
visitor
casual visitor
foreign visitor
repeat visitor
unique visitor
unwanted visitor
Examples of 'visitor' in a sentence
visitor
She is dieting well and her doctors and health visitors are very happy with her.
The Sun (2016)
Some top destinations are already taking their own steps to limit visitor numbers.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
If you are not sure, ask your health visitor.
The Sun (2016)
Visitor numbers rose from 200,000 a year to more than a million.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
The visitor numbers were up two per cent on August last year.
The Sun (2016)
For regular visitors, an annual payment for a modest charge would ensure they could visit in a bit more peace.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
That included 30 per cent fewer nurses, midwives and health visitors.
The Sun (2016)
And yet support for new parents and their families is waning, with a reduction in the number of health visitors in many parts of the country.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The world champions can command match fees of around 1.5million for taking part in these extra matches and are now regular visitors to Chicago.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
We hand them a visitor information card.
Christianity Today (2000)
Close friends and curious visitors left the house.
Paul Hyland RALEGH'S LAST JOURNEY: A Tale of Madness, Vanity and Treachery (2003)
The number of overseas visitors is growing.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Might there be a regular visitor past our planet or solar system with this same frequency?
Michael Boulter EXTINCTION: Evolution and the End of Man (2002)
Now the number of their visitors is about to swell.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Many foreign visitors packed up and went home.
Gavin Weightman SIGNOR MARCONI'S MAGIC BOX: The invention that sparked the radio revolution (2003)
Speak to your health visitor or doctor too.
The Sun (2012)
The following day he had visitors.
Patrick Bishop FIGHTER BOYS: Saving Britain 1940 (2003)
He was a frequent visitor, and lectured there for many years.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Sometimes, it felt like having a visitor in the house.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
He became a regular visitor and I knew little about him.
Louise Carpenter AN UNLIKELY COUNTESS: Lily Budge and the 13th Earl of Galloway (2004)
It also talks of the use of technology like digital apps to provide visitors with information 'on the go '.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
In other languages
visitor
British English: visitor /ˈvɪzɪtə/ NOUN
A visitor is someone who is visiting a person or place.
We had some visitors from Milwaukee.
American English: visitor
Arabic: زَائِر
Brazilian Portuguese: visitante
Chinese: 访问者
Croatian: posjetitelj
Czech: návštěvník
Danish: besøgende
Dutch: bezoeker
European Spanish: visitante
Finnish: vieras kävijä
French: visiteur
German: Besucher
Greek: επισκέπτης
Italian: visitatore
Japanese: 訪問者
Korean: 방문객
Norwegian: besøkende
Polish: gość
European Portuguese: visitante
Romanian: vizitator
Russian: посетитель
Latin American Spanish: visitante
Swedish: besökare
Thai: ผู้เยี่ยม
Turkish: ziyaretçi
Ukrainian: відвідувач
Vietnamese: khách đến thăm
All related terms of 'visitor'
casual visitor
A visitor is someone who is visiting a person or place.
foreign visitor
A visitor is someone who is visiting a person or place.
health visitor
In Britain, a health visitor is a nurse whose job is to visit people in their homes and offer advice on matters such as how to look after very young babies or people with physical disabilities .
prison visitor
a person who volunteers to pay regular visits to prison inmates
repeat visitor
A visitor is someone who is visiting a person or place.
summer visitor
a person, animal or bird who come to a place in summer
unique visitor
A visitor is someone who is visiting a person or place.
visitor centre
(at a place of interest, such as a country park , historical site , etc) a building or group of buildings that provides interpretation of the place of interest through a variety of media , such as video displays and exhibitions of material, and, often, includes facilities such as refreshment rooms and gift shops
unwanted visitor
A visitor is someone who is visiting a person or place.
visitor's tax
a tax that visitors to a place must pay
visitor's passport
(formerly, in Britain ) a passport , valid for one year and for certain countries only, that could be purchased from post offices
British Visitor's Passport
(formerly, in Britain ) a passport , valid for one year and for certain countries only, that could be purchased from post offices
interpretive centre
(at a place of interest, such as a country park , historical site , etc) a building or group of buildings that provides interpretation of the place of interest through a variety of media , such as video displays and exhibitions of material, and, often, includes facilities such as refreshment rooms and gift shops
Chinese translation of 'visitor'
visitor
(ˈvɪzɪtəʳ)
n(c)
(to city, country) 游(遊)客 (yóukè) (位, wèi)
(to person, house) 来(來)客 (láikè) (位, wèi)
1 (noun)
Definition
a person who visits a person or place
The other day we had some visitors from London.
Synonyms
guest
The guests sipped drinks on the verandah.
caller
company
visitant
manu(w)hiri (New Zealand)
2 (noun)
Definition
a person who visits a person or place
Thousands of visitors flock to see this historical monument.