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as in visitor
a person who visits another
the groundless theory that these ancient monuments were built by extraterrestrial visitants
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as in apparition
the soul of a dead person thought of especially as appearing to living people
a nocturnal visitant that must have been the shade of his late brother, crying out for vengeance against his murderers
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Recent Examples of visitant
The first 500 guests received a full-sized bottle of the Restoring Hair and Edge Drops while additional visitants received product samples.
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Essence, 16 Sep. 2024
This week’s visitant voter is Post reader Frank Kelly of Denver who, like Keeler and Schubert, tapped the Oregon Ducks with his No. 1 overall selection.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 23 Sep. 2019
Essence, 16 Sep. 2024
This week’s visitant voter is Post reader Frank Kelly of Denver who, like Keeler and Schubert, tapped the Oregon Ducks with his No. 1 overall selection.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 23 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for visitant
Noun
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During a recent broker tour, Soldano said one visitor’s reaction stood out.—
David Caraccio,
Sacbee.com,
30 May 2026
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An excursion guaranteed to bring this home to the Red Sea visitor is a jaunt to Desert Rock Resort.—
Lauren Keith,
Robb Report,
30 May 2026
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That late-game run––forty-four points to the Cavs’ eleven––was as soul-crushing to Cleveland as the apparition of Willis Reed, hobbling to center court, had been to the Lakers fifty-six years ago.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
30 May 2026
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The book is a poetry collection structured in three acts with seven players, each assigned a color of the rainbow and an apparition’s name, each of whom needs an audience to fully exist.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 May 2026
Noun
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Miraval has long encouraged guests to limit or even forego their use of digital devices as a way of enhancing awareness of one’s surroundings and allowing moments for self-reflection and personal growth.—
Robb Report Studio,
Robb Report,
3 June 2026
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Mavis remains in Paris, lying now in the Peron family crypt in Montmartre Cemetery, a guest of this city even in death.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
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The ghost called Sidhangana, who acts as chorus, is the rainbow.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 May 2026
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The series was an anthology hosted by the titular Frankelda, the ghost of an aspiring horror writer, who told stories about children encountering the paranormal.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
28 May 2026
Noun
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This new rye whiskey started its life in Illinois, specifically at Chicago craft distillery Koval, which makes some very… interesting spirits (the Koopers trained there as distillers).—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
31 May 2026
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As creative director of menswear at Louis Vuitton, Williams is an organic partner for Moët & Chandon, which belongs to the wines and spirits division of luxury conglomerate LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
31 May 2026
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“Visitant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/visitant. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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