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noun ha·bi·tué \hə-ˈbi-chə-ˌwā, ha-, -ˌbi-chə-ˈwā\
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habitue

Definition of habitué

  1. 1 :  a person who may be regularly found in or at a particular place or kind of place café habitués

  2. 2 :  devotee an Internet habitué

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Examples of habitué in a Sentence

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

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

Origin and Etymology of habitué

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

habitué Synonyms

Synonyms
addict, aficionado (also afficionado), buff, bug, devotee, enthusiast, fanatic, fancier, fiend, fool, freak, fan (also habitue), head, hound, junkie (also junky), lover, maniac, maven (also mavin), nut, sucker
Antonyms
nonfan
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groupie; admirer, amateur, collector, connoisseur, dilettante; authority, expert; adherent, convert, cultist, disciple, follower, hanger-on, votary; advocate, apostle, backer, champion, evangelist, exponent, friend, patron, promoter, proponent, supporter; partisan (also partizan), zealot; booster, rooter, well-wisher; faddist
Near Antonyms
nonadmirer; belittler, carper, critic, detractor

HABITUÉ Defined for English Language Learners

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Definition of habitué for English Language Learners

  • : a person who is often at a specified place

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