habitué
/(h)əˈbɪtjʊeɪ
/noun
A resident of or frequent visitor to a particular place: a habitué of the West End...
- When the elevator doors open, visitors and habitués of this most morbid of environments are assaulted by the aforementioned smell.
- Then there are the regular habitués who, many moons ago, took up permanent residence along the boulevard's sidewalks.
- Being long-term habitués of brew-pubs like Smiles ’, we weren't prepared for the achingly trendy, glass-walled, pine-floored and utterly packed establishment we found.
Synonyms
frequent visitor, regular visitor, regular customer, regular patron, regular client, familiar face, regular, patron, frequenter, haunter
Origin
Early 19th century: French, literally 'accustomed', past participle of habituer.