訪 問 者(ほうもんしゃ)

ほうもんしゃ

noun

visitor; caller

1. visitor; caller; person who visits

A person who comes to visit a place, home, or institution. Used in both everyday and formal contexts.

訪問者(ほうもんしゃ)が来(き)た。

A visitor came.

本日(ほんじつ)の訪問者(ほうもんしゃ)は三名(さんめい)です。

There are three visitors today.

訪問者(ほうもんしゃ)は受付(うけつけ)で記帳(きちょう)してください。

Visitors, please sign in at the reception desk.

A compound noun formed from 訪問(ほうもん) (visit) and 者(しゃ) (person). Refers to anyone who visits a place, whether a home, office, hospital, or website.

Common collocations

訪問者(ほうもんしゃ)を迎(むか)える — to welcome a visitor
訪問者(ほうもんしゃ)用(よう)の駐車場(ちゅうしゃじょう) — visitor parking
訪問者(ほうもんしゃ)数(すう) — number of visitors
不審(ふしん)な訪問者(ほうもんしゃ) — suspicious visitor

Similar words

来客(らいきゃく) — guest, caller (more formal, often for business)
客(きゃく) — guest, customer (broader, more casual)
来訪者(らいほうしゃ) — visitor (slightly more formal synonym)

Related Words

Compare: 来客(らいきゃく) (guest, caller)

Compare: 客(きゃく) (guest, customer)

Compare: 来訪(らいほう)者(しゃ) (visitor)

Compare: 旅行者(りょこうしゃ) (traveler)

Compare: 来館者(らいかんしゃ) (visitor (to a museum, library, or facility))

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Added 2026.3.29 0:12 · Revised 2026.9.4 21:29

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