as in guest
a person who visits another put nicer clothes on because they had visitors coming

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Recent Examples of visitor In northern Michigan, the T phenomenon brought a flood of visitors onto an antiquated road system. The Detroit News, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2025 On the recent Fourth of July weekend alone, the beaches saw roughly 950,000 visitors. Madison Beveridge, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Aug. 2025 Help with youth programs Hobbs State Park-Conservation Area is in need of volunteers to help with youth nature programs at the visitor center. Arkansas Online, 5 Aug. 2025 Hotels, motels and short-term rental owners welcome artists, entrepreneurs, Baby Boomers, Gen X, Y, and Zers as well as visitors of all ages and backgrounds from dozens of countries around the world, for Austin's annual South by Southwest Conference and Festival. Shonda Novak, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for visitor
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guest
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  • About 2,600 people, including representatives from more than 90 countries, attended a memorial event at Nagasaki Peace Park, where Mayor Shiro Suzuki and Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba spoke, among other guests.
    Mari Yamaguchi, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2025
  • August 7, 2025 Passenger Jim Muldoon, who shot the viral footage, said the injured guest did not fall through the hole.
    Joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Aug. 2025

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“Visitor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/visitor. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.

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