noun
visitant
VIZ-uh-tuhnt/ˈvɪzətənt/
A person or being that comes to visit.
An unexpected supernatural visitant appears at the doorway.
Etymology
The French form meaning “visiting” became a noun for one who visits. In the supernatural sense, an appearing being is understood as a visitor coming into someone’s presence.
In context
has anything around the house moved, like, by itself? No. Well, maybe. I don't know. You may have a visitant, a third order spirit of the sixth or seventh class.
More examples
- An unexpected visitant knocks at the cabin door.
- She describes the ghost as a visitant from another world.
- The monks offer food and shelter to weary visitants.
Forms
visitant · visitants
visit verb — Go to see a person or place.