(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)()た。
A visitor came.
本日(ほんじつ)訪問者(ほうもんしゃ)三名(さんめい)です。
There are three visitors today.
訪問者(ほうもんしゃ)受付(うけつけ)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 (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)(むか)える — to welcome a visitor
  • 訪問者(ほうもんしゃ)(よう)駐車場(ちゅうしゃじょう) — visitor parking
  • 訪問者(ほうもんしゃ)(すう) — number of visitors
  • 不審(ふしん)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)
  • (きゃく) — guest, customer (broader, more casual)
  • 来訪者(らいほうしゃ) — visitor (slightly more formal synonym)