Synonyms of habitué

habitué

noun

hə-ˈbi-chə-ˌwā 

variants also habitue

1

as in fan

a person with a strong and habitual liking for something

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fan
• devotee
• lover
• patron
• supporter
• addict
• enthusiast
• junkie
• advocate
• aficionado
• fanatic
• hound
• adherent
• proponent
• admirer
• fiend
• collector
• buff
• nut
• fancier
• maven
• champion
• sucker
• maniac
• fool
• head
• freak
• bug
• friend
• expert
• promoter
• connoisseur
• partisan
• dilettante
• amateur
• authority
• follower
• groupie
• votary
• evangelist
• hanger-on
• disciple
• exponent
• apostle
• zealot
• backer
• booster
• convert
• cultist
• faddist
• rooter
• well-wisher

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• critic
• detractor
• nonfan
• carper
• belittler
• nonadmirer

2

as in patron

someone who regularly spends time in a particular place

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• patron
• guest
• familiar
• frequenter
• rat
• denizen
• fan
• lover
• regular
• client
• haunter
• customer
• devotee
• enthusiast
• addict
• fanatic
• buff
• aficionado
• maniac
• bug
• fancier
• freak
• nut
• fiend

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of habitué

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