American English

How to pronounce visitor

nounA2Common word
VIHzihder

/ˈvɪ.zɪ.ɾɚ/

3 syllables · Stress the first syllable.

a person who comes to see someone or spend time in a place for a short time

What to listen for

In American English, “visitor” is commonly pronounced /ˈvɪ.zɪ.ɾɚ/. The middle t is often a quick tap-like sound in natural speech.

Practice out loud

Meanings & examples

noun

a person who comes to see someone or spend time in a place for a short time

We have a visitor this afternoon.

The museum welcomes many visitors.

Good to know

For the person, say visitor, not visit. A visit is the time or action; a visitor is the person.

Common phrases & grammar

welcome a visitor · museum visitor · foreign visitor · hospital visitor

welcome + a visitor

a visitor to + place

noun

a person who looks at or uses a website

The website had 10,000 visitors yesterday.

The store uses cookies to recognize returning visitors.

Common phrases & grammar

website visitor · new visitor · returning visitor

a visitor to + website

track + website visitors

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