visitant

noun

ˈvi-zə-tənt How to pronounce visitant (audio)
Definition of visitantnext
1
as in visitor
a person who visits another the groundless theory that these ancient monuments were built by extraterrestrial visitants

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2
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. — Essence, 16 Sep. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for visitant
  1. visitor
  2. apparition
  3. guest
  4. ghost
  5. spirit
Noun
  • July 19 marks the 30th anniversary of the opening ceremony of the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games, when Atlanta welcomed athletes and visitors from around the world for one of the city’s defining moments.
    — Andrea Clement, AJC.com, 17 July 2026
  • Athens, Mykonos and Santorini receive the majority of visitors, which doesn’t help with the overtourism Greece has been battling for years.
    — Natalie B. Compton, Washington Post, 16 July 2026
Definition of visitor
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  • That is, until miraculous apparitions turn it into a place to be.
    — Marta Balaga, Variety, 17 July 2026
  • The music starts to shift beginning with the third episode, when Lestat becomes overwhelmed by the apparition of his abusive maker and other ghosts, including Claudia, whose killing he’d been forced to witness firsthand.
    — Hannah Giorgis Yohannes, Vanity Fair, 13 July 2026
Definition of apparition
Noun
  • Plastic use is minimal, with clean sea and coral reef awareness shared among staff and guests.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 July 2026
  • New Yorkers have been part of this story from the beginning, welcoming guests into their homes, sharing the city’s spirit with the world, and earning some additional dollars to meet rising costs.
    — Nathan Blecharczyk, New York Daily News, 19 July 2026
Definition of guest
Noun
  • The first major Roman poet, Ennius, describes a dream in which Homer’s ghost appeared to him and explained that souls transmigrate after bodily death; this poetic spirit would now take up residence in Ennius.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 July 2026
  • When Odysseus meets Sinon’s ghost — enraged by the circumstances of his death outside Troy — at the entrance to the underworld during his voyage home, Sinon warns Odysseus of the dangers his family faces back in Ithaca.
    — Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026
Definition of ghost
Noun
  • Timothée Chalamet, who has established a penchant for outré themed courtside outfits to cheer on his beloved New York Knicks, transferred his spirit to root for his other team France.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 15 July 2026
  • Lestat has hired the witch Merrick Mayfair (Sarah Afful) to commune with Claudia’s spirit so that Louis can properly say good-bye to their dead sister-daughter.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 15 July 2026
Definition of spirit

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“Visitant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/visitant. Accessed 23 Jul. 2026.

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