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🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Besucher

Pronunciation / Transliteration: beh-zoo-kher

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Visitor/ˈvɪz.ɪ.tər/
nounCEFR A2 (Elementary)Top #1450 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Das Museum hatte viele Besucher im Sommer."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A person who visits a person or place.

    "The museum had many visitors during the summer."
  2. 2

    A person who comes to see someone, especially in a formal or official capacity.

    "The school welcomed a special visitor to speak at the assembly."
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Synonyms (3)
Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Old French 'visitour', stemming from the Latin 'visitare', meaning 'to go to see, inspect, or visit'. Entering Middle English around the 14th century, the word originally carried connotations of official inspection or religious oversight before broadening to denote anyone calling upon a person or place.

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