visitant

English

Etymology

From French visitant, present participle of visiter.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈvɪzɪtənt/

Noun

visitant (plural visitants)

1. One who visits; a guest; a visitor.
   • South

     When the visitant comes again, he is no more a stranger.

   • 1749, Henry Fielding, Tom Jones, Folio Society 1973, p. 56:

     The room was soon full of servants, some of whom, with the lady visitant, were employed in care of the wife […]

2. A spectre or ghost.
3. A migratory bird that makes a temporary stop somewhere.

Translations

one who visits

• Russian: гость (ru) (gostʹ) m , гостья (ru) (góstʹja) f  (guest), посетитель (ru) (posetítelʹ) m , посетительница (ru) (posetítelʹnica) f  (visitor, caller), приезжий (ru) (prijézžij) m , приезжая (ru) (prijézžaja) f 

spectre — see spectre

migratory bird — see migrant

Adjective

visitant (comparative more visitant, superlative most visitant)

1. Visiting.

Anagrams

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Catalan

Verb

visitant

1. Present participle of visitar.

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA: /vi.zi.tɑ̃/

Verb

visitant

1. Present participle of visiter.

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Latin

Verb

vīsitant

1. third-person plural present active indicative of vīsitō