訪問者|ほうもんしゃhoumonsha
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Definitions
- nounvisitor
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym来客らいきゃくNeutralGuests who come to your home or office, as in 「来客中です」; more colloquial than 「訪問者」.
- SynonymビジターNeutralA loanword for visitors in general, also for non-members or the visiting sports team, as in 「ビジター料金」; carries a foreign flavour.
- Synonymお客様おきゃくさまFormalAn honorific for guests and customers, much used by shops, also for visiting guests; more deferential than 「訪問者」.
- Synonym客きゃくWrittenAs a spelling of 「客賓(まろうど)」 this is an old word for guests; the reading 「きゃく」 gives the everyday modern word for a guest or customer.
- Synonym客人きゃくじんWrittenRead 「まろうど」, an old, poetic word for a guest from afar; read 「きゃくじん」, it means a visiting guest.
- Synonym訪客ほうきゃくWrittenA written word for visitors, used rarely; in everyday speech say 「来客」 or 「訪問客」.
- Synonym来訪者らいほうしゃNeutralA somewhat formal word for visitors, as in 「来訪者受付」; almost interchangeable with 「訪問者」.
- Synonym訪問客ほうもんきゃくNeutralA guest who comes to call; focuses on the person rather than the act, and is more colloquial than 「訪問者」.
- Related賓客ひんきゃくFormalA formal word for guests of honour, as in 「賓客を迎える」; stresses their distinguished status.
- Related観光客かんこうきゃくNeutralTourists who come for sightseeing; the emphasis is on touring, not on calling on someone.
- Related来遊者らいゆうしゃWrittenA written word for people who come to enjoy themselves, mostly in tourism statistics; stresses sightseeing.
- Related客賓まろうどWrittenAn archaic, elegant word for a guest from afar, found in classical poetry; not used in daily life.
- Related客まれびとWrittenAs a spelling of 「客賓(まろうど)」 this is an old word for guests; the reading 「きゃく」 gives the everyday modern word for a guest or customer.
- Relatedお客さんおきゃくさんNeutralA friendly, colloquial term for guests; broad in scope and not limited to people who come visiting.
- Antonym住人じゅうにんNeutralAntonym: the people living in a place, as in 「マンションの住人」, as opposed to 「訪問者」 who come from outside.
- Antonym主人しゅじんNeutralAntonym: head of the household, the counterpart of the visiting guest; also means one's husband.
- Antonym主あるじWrittenRead 「あるじ」: a written, elegant word for the master of a house or shop, set against the guests, as in 「店の主」.
Use 「訪問者」 for a person visiting a home, company or website, as in 「サイトの訪問者数」. For guests at your door say 「来客」; in formal contexts 「来訪者」; for honoured guests 「賓客」.
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