/viz"i teuhr/ , n.
a person who visits, as for reasons of friendship, business, duty, travel, or the like.
[ 1400-50; late ME visitour visiteor visitator, equiv. to L visita ( re ) to VISIT + -tor -TOR ]
Syn . VISITOR, CALLER, GUEST, VISITANT are terms for a person who comes to spend time with or stay with others, or in a place. A VISITOR often stays some time, for social pleasure, for business, sightseeing, etc.: a visitor at our neighbor's house. A CALLER comes for a brief (usually) formal visit: The caller merely left her card. A GUEST is anyone receiving hospitality, and the word has been extended to include anyone who pays for meals and lodging: a welcome guest; a hotel guest. VISITANT applies esp. to a migratory bird or to a supernatural being: a warbler as a visitant.