visitant
[
viz
-i-t
uh
nt]
/ˈvɪz ɪ tənt/
noun
1.
a temporary resident;
visitor
; guest.
2.
a
visitor
to a place of religious or sight-seeing interest; pilgrim.
3.
a being believed to come from the spirit world:
a ghostly visitant.
4.
something, as a mood, feeling, emotion, etc., that overtakes a person from time to time:
Melancholy is an occasional visitant to all.
5.
a migratory bird that has come to a place temporarily.
adjective
6.
visiting
; paying a
visit
.
Origin
1590-1600;
<
Latin
vīsitant-
(stem of
vīsitāns
). See
visit
,
-ant
Synonyms
1.
See
visitor
.
Examples from the web for
visitant
The bald eagle is a winter
visitant
to the area that can frequently be seen in the vicinity of the reservoir dam.
But the general sentiment was opposed to the idea, that a third
visitant
had made application at the door of the deserted house.
He and the
visitant
approach one another, in a bowing posture.
British Dictionary definitions for
visitant
visitant
/
ˈvɪzɪtənt
/
noun
1.
a supernatural being; ghost; apparition
2.
a visitor or guest, usually from far away
3.
a pilgrim or tourist
4.
Also called
visitor.
a migratory bird that is present in a particular region only at certain times:
a summer visitant
adjective
5.
(
archaic
) paying a visit; visiting
Word Origin
C16: from Latin
vīsitāns
going to see, from
vīsitāre;
see
visit