Definition of visitor
: one that visits; especially : one that makes formal visits of inspection
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Examples of visitor in a Sentence
The museum gets visitors from all over the world.
Visitors to the office must sign in at the desk.
There's a visitor waiting for you in the lobby.
Recent Examples of visitor from the Web
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Or, the most badass theory, maybe Mercury was once the size of Mars and took a major wallop from some giant unknown visitor, stripping away part of its diameter.
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But new attractions such as Disney’s Shanghai Resort helped lift overall attendance for the largest operators by 3.9 percent to 436.8 million visitors.
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Including Shanghai Disneyland, Disney’s theme park portfolio attracted roughly 139 million visitors in 2016 — dwarfing its competitor Universal, which had attendance of about 47.4 million at five parks worldwide.
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The Ali Center, near River Road and Sixth Street, will be open on June 3, and visitors are encouraged to sign a guest book available for those who want to share messages and memories of Ali.
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On Sunday, the Wall was crowded with visitors, memorial wreaths and bouquets of flowers.
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The administration has promised a high court appeal of a ruling blocking the president’s ban on visitors from six majority Muslim countries.
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Students worked to restore the land, planting trees and building trails and facilities for visitors.
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An open house held Feb. 26 at Hoover Crescent Islamic Center drew more than 1,000 visitors.
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14th Century
First Known Use of visitor
14th century
VISITOR Defined for English Language Learners
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: someone who visits a person or place
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