as in guests
a person who visits another
put nicer clothes on because they had visitors coming
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Recent Examples of visitors
Crews are asking boaters and visitors in the area to give dive teams and emergency vessels space to operate safely as the search continues.
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S.e. Jenkins, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
Belber said the event traditionally stimulates the local economy, bringing visitors into hotels, bars, restaurants and retail shops, not to mention the prestige of highlighting the city of Albany in a tournament that draws international broadcast viewers.
—Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 29 Mar. 2026
The world’s first lunar visitors orbited the moon on Apollo 8.
—Marcia Dunn, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
At an invitational where speed was the norm, three meet relay records were blown away by visitors from Long Beach Wilson, Calabasas and Anaheim Servite.
—Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
This place is about experiences, not just learning about the past, so visitors can plan their visit with a firearms training simulation, time with crime lab experts, or a distillery tasting.
—Mindy Sink, Denver Post, 22 Mar. 2026
What Paris’ 40-million-plus annual visitors can expect in the years to come will depend greatly on who succeeds Hidalgo.
—Lisa Courbebaisse, CNN Money, 21 Mar. 2026
The win snapped a nine-match winless streak on the road for the visitors.
—ABC News, 21 Mar. 2026
Public spaces are being redesigned so residents and visitors alike can gather, shop, and connect.
—Walter Mosely, New York Daily News, 21 Mar. 2026
S.e. Jenkins, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
Belber said the event traditionally stimulates the local economy, bringing visitors into hotels, bars, restaurants and retail shops, not to mention the prestige of highlighting the city of Albany in a tournament that draws international broadcast viewers.
—Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 29 Mar. 2026
The world’s first lunar visitors orbited the moon on Apollo 8.
—Marcia Dunn, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
At an invitational where speed was the norm, three meet relay records were blown away by visitors from Long Beach Wilson, Calabasas and Anaheim Servite.
—Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
This place is about experiences, not just learning about the past, so visitors can plan their visit with a firearms training simulation, time with crime lab experts, or a distillery tasting.
—Mindy Sink, Denver Post, 22 Mar. 2026
What Paris’ 40-million-plus annual visitors can expect in the years to come will depend greatly on who succeeds Hidalgo.
—Lisa Courbebaisse, CNN Money, 21 Mar. 2026
The win snapped a nine-match winless streak on the road for the visitors.
—ABC News, 21 Mar. 2026
Public spaces are being redesigned so residents and visitors alike can gather, shop, and connect.
—Walter Mosely, New York Daily News, 21 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for visitors
guests
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That’s what guests can expect at Six Senses Laamu on the remote Laamu Atoll in the southern Maldives.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Mar. 2026
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Next came a real-estate heiress, who, between sips of the Edith (a heady blend of vermouth, sherry, and rum), beckoned one of the guests to the club’s back room.—
Rachel Syme,
New Yorker,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Visitors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/visitors. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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