| 单词 | habitue |
| 释义 | habitue (once / 20846 pages) n A habitué is a frequent and well-known patron of a particular place. If you walk into a restaurant, and the entire staff waves and says your name, you are likely a habitué. The English habitué is spelled and pronounced the same as the 200-year-old French word (the accent is optional), which means "accustomed." The most famous habitué in American sitcom history is probably Norm Peterson of Cheers, whose arrival was always greeted by a chorus of patrons shouting "Norm!" Other, less French-sounding words for this famous fellow might be fixture or regular. WORD FAMILYhabitue: habitues USAGE EXAMPLESAs such, it is perfect for habitués of what used to be a secretive private partnership. Slate(Dec 09, 2016) What’s missing for many of the area’s habitués are more art and live music venues, but even that is changing. New York Times(Sep 27, 2016) For the competition’s habitués, the emissaries of Europe’s great leagues, these are highly pressurized occasions, even in a group stage increasingly troubled by predictability. New York Times(Sep 14, 2016) n a regular patron an habitue of the racetrack Syn|Hyper fixture, regular frequenter, patron a regular customer |
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