1.
visitor; caller; person who visits
A person who comes to visit a place, home, or institution. Used in both everyday and formal contexts.
訪問者が来た。
A visitor came.
本日の訪問者は三名です。
There are three visitors today.
訪問者は受付で記帳してください。
Visitors, please sign in at the reception desk.
A compound noun formed from 訪問 (visit) and 者 (person). Refers to anyone who visits a place, whether a home, office, hospital, or website.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 訪問者を迎える — to welcome a visitor
- 訪問者用の駐車場 — visitor parking
- 訪問者数 — number of visitors
- 不審な訪問者 — suspicious visitor
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 来客 — guest, caller (more formal, often for business)
- 客 — guest, customer (broader, more casual)
- 来訪者 — visitor (slightly more formal synonym)