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Visitor

noun

A visitor is a person who comes to see a place.

7 letters 3 syllables

What does Visitor mean?

A visitor is a person who comes to see a place.

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Dictionary definition

A visitor is a person who comes to a place for a short time.

Example sentences

Visitor in a sentence

easy

The museum welcomed each visitor.

medium

A visitor signed in at the school office.

hard

Unlike a resident, a visitor usually comes for a short time and then leaves.

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Practice the meaning of Visitor

Answer three quick questions about its meaning and related words.

Practice 1

What does visitor mean?

Practice 2

Which word is closest in meaning to visitor?

Practice 3

Which word is a useful contrast for visitor?

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Visitor

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Sounds like

viz · it · er · strongest beat: viz

Synonyms

Words like Visitor

guestUse for someone visiting temporarily.
attendeeUse for someone present at an event or place.
Antonyms

Opposite words

residentUse for a person who lives in a place.
hostUse for the person who welcomes visitors.
Synonym practice

Want to practice visitor synonyms in context? Try a Synonym Search question like "The visitor signed in at the school office," then compare close word choices. Practice visitor synonyms.

Word family

Visitor word family

Base word

visit

noun

visitor

A person who visits.

noun

visitors

Plural form of visitor.

verb

visiting

Going to a place for a time.

Related words
Student support

Understand Visitor

Hint for students

A visitor comes to a place for a short time. Visitors may be guests, tourists, students, or family members.

Common mix-up

Do not confuse visitor with resident. A visitor comes for a time; a resident lives there.

Try it in class or at home

Write one sentence that shows visitor without using the word visitor. Then underline the clue words that show a person coming to a place for a short time. Example: Grandma came to our classroom for one hour to read a story. Clue words: Grandma came, classroom, one hour, read a story Now try your own sentence. Ask: Does my sentence show someone visiting a place?

Teacher prompt

Ask students to explain this model sentence: "A visitor signed in at the school office." Why does visitor fit better than resident?