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

• 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

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