habitué

noun

ha·​bi·​tué hə-ˈbi-chə-ˌwā 

ha-, 

-ˌbi-chə-ˈwā

variants or less commonly habitue

1

: a person who may be regularly found in or at a particular place or kind of place

café habitués

2

: devotee

an Internet habitué

Synonyms of habitué

• fan
• devotee
• lover

Examples of habitué in a Sentence

confirmed habitués of the theater, they support serious dramas as well as comedies and musicals

a confirmed habitué of the country club, she keeps tabs on who's having an affair

Recent Examples on the Web

Books Nora Ephron was a star writer, talk show habitue and media darling when magazines were everything and such a career was possible. —Karen Heller, Washington Post, 23 Feb. 2023

But for anyone who’s not a weekend-midnights New Beverly habitue or even has only seen one or two, there’s the ineluctable appeal of great pop songs, well-belted — no Easter egg acknowledgement required. —Chris Willman, Variety, 25 Sep. 2021

Expecting the slow but steady ramp-up of in-the-know habitues and farsighted home buyers to continue as more stylish businesses and artist communities settle there, Frey has decided to open her studio to the public. —Leilani Marie Labong, SFChronicle.com, 26 June 2018

Warren Hinckle, San Francisco watering hole habitue, and basset hound Bentley belly up to the bar at the old Pipeline. —Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 Dec. 2017

Word History

Etymology

French, from past participle of habituer to frequent, from Late Latin habituare to habituate, from Latin habitus

First Known Use

1818, in the meaning defined at sense 1