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visitant

noun
vis·​i·​tant | \ ˈvi-zə-tənt How to pronounce visitant (audio) , ˈviz-tənt\

Definition of visitant

1 : visitor especially : one thought to come from a spirit world
2 : a migratory bird that appears at intervals for a limited period
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visitant adjective

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the groundless theory that these ancient monuments were built by extraterrestrial visitants a nocturnal visitant that must have been the shade of his late brother, crying out for vengeance against his murderers

First Known Use of visitant

1599, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of visitant was in 1599

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