(visitor etc)
1visitor — [viz′it ər] n. [ME visitour < Anglo Fr < MFr visiteur] a person making a visit SYN. VISITOR is the general term for one who comes to see a person or spend some time in a place, whether for social, business, or professional reasons, or for… …
2Visitor — For the Catholic equivalent, see Canonical visitation, and for other uses, see Visitor (disambiguation) A Visitor, in United Kingdom law and history, is an overseer of an autonomous ecclesiastical or eleemosynary institution (i.e., a charitable… …
3Visitor center — A visitor center, centre (see spelling differences) or visitor information centre may be:* A visitor center at a specific attraction or place of interest, such as a landmark, national park, national forest, or state park, providing information… …
4visitor — /viz i teuhr/, n. a person who visits, as for reasons of friendship, business, duty, travel, or the like. [1400 50; late ME visitour < AF; OF visiteor < LL visitator, equiv. to L visita(re) to VISIT + tor TOR] Syn. VISITOR, CALLER, GUEST,… …
5visitor — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. guest, caller, company, visitant, official inspector. Syn. visitor is the general term for one who comes to see a person or spend some time in a place, whether for social, business, or professional reasons, or for pleasure… …
6visitor — n. 1 a person who visits a person or place. 2 a migratory bird present in a locality for part of the year (winter visitor). 3 Brit. (in a college etc.) an official with the right or duty of occasionally inspecting and reporting. Phrases and… …
7Visitor — noun An overseer of some institutions such as cathedrals, colleges and hospitals etc …
8Independent custody visitor — An independent custody visitor is someone who visits people who are detained in police stations in the United Kingdom to ensure that they are being treated properly. Prisoner escort and custody lay observers carry out a similar function in… …
9surprise — sur|prise1 W2S3 [səˈpraız US sər ] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(event)¦ 2¦(feeling)¦ 3 take/catch somebody by surprise 4 take somebody/something by surprise 5¦(gift/party etc)¦ 6 surprise guest/visitor etc 7 surprise! 8 9¦(method)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [ …
10stay — 1. v. & n. v. 1 intr. continue to be in the same place or condition; not depart or change (stay here until I come back). 2 intr. a (often foll. by at, in, with) have temporary residence as a visitor etc. (stayed with them for Christmas). b Sc. &… …
