visitor
/ˈvɪzɪtə/VIH-zih-tur
/ˈvɪzɪtɚ/VIH-zih-tur
Meaningone who goes to see
Common meaning: a person who comes to see a person or place
- visitto go to seeSkeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), p. 688 · scan
- oragent ending: the doer, or the device that does it
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from visit + -or.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), VISIT, p.688 · scan
Source words
- visitare Latin · source word “to go to see”
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