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Definition of visitor noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

visitor

noun
 
 
/ˈvɪzɪtə(r)/
 
/ˈvɪzɪtər/
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  1.  
     a person who visits a person or place
    • We've got visitors coming this weekend.
    • Do you get many visitors?
    • The theme park attracts 2.5 million visitors a year.
    • visitor to something She's a frequent visitor to the US.
    • We have been regular visitors to the island for 20 years.
    • visitor from something The festival draws visitors from all over the world.
    • a visitor centre/attraction
    see also health visitor, prison visitor
    Extra Examples
    • First-time visitors to Spain are often surprised by how late people eat.
    • I could see he was expecting visitors.
    • Pick up a free map of the town from the visitor centre.
    • The college only admits visitors in organized groups.
    • The festival brings 5 000 visitors to the town every year.
    • The front room was used mainly for entertaining visitors.
    • The lack of facilities in the town may deter the casual visitor.
    • The latest crime figures are likely to put off prospective visitors to the city.
    • The museum gives visitors a glimpse of the composer's life.
    • The town has much to interest the visitor.
    • Visitors are invited to browse around the farm site.
    • Visitors flocked to see the show.
    • Visitors from Ireland will find much that reminds them of home.
    • He introduced his companion, a visitor from the US.
    • He is still in hospital and is not well enough to receive visitors.
    • He was a frequent visitor to the house in Wimpole Street.
    • I'm expecting visitors this evening.
    • The castle is the main attraction for visitors.
    • The family rarely had visitors.
    • The hotel is popular with business visitors and tourists.
    • The mild climate allows visitors to enjoy golf all year round.
    • The palace is open to visitors from April to September.
    • There has been a drop in visitor numbers.
    • There was nowhere in the house for them to entertain visitors.
    • They publish a guide to Europe for overseas visitors.
    • Visitors flock to the town every summer.
    • When I arrived home there was an unexpected visitor waiting for me.
    • You can watch a film about the history of the site in the visitor centre.
    • You've got a visitor!
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    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • frequent
    • regular
    • occasional
    • …
    verb + visitor
    • get
    • have
    • receive
    • …
    visitor + verb
    • come
    • flock
    • turn up
    • …
    visitor + noun
    • bureau
    • centre/​center
    • attraction
    • …
    phrases
    • encourage visitors to do something
    • invite visitors to do something
    • give visitors something
    • …
    preposition
    • visitor from
    • visitor to
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  2. visitor (to something) (computing) a person who looks at a website on the internet
    • How can we attract more visitors to our website?
    3. Word Originlate Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French visitour, from Old French visiter or Latin visitare ‘go to see’, frequentative of visare ‘to view’, from videre ‘to see’.
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