来訪(らいほう)者(しゃ)

らいほうしゃ
noun
visitor
1. visitor; caller; person who comes to visit
Used in business, official, and written contexts.
来訪(らいほう)者(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.
本日(ほんじつ)の来訪(らいほう)者(しゃ)は三十名(さんじゅうめい)でした。
Today's visitors numbered thirty.
来訪(らいほう)者(しゃ)には入館(にゅうかん)カードを発行(はっこう)し、退館(たいかん)時(じ)に返却(へんきゃく)していただいています。
Visitors are issued an entry card, which they return upon leaving.

Composed of 来訪(らいほう) (visit, calling) + 者(しゃ) (person). A formal word for a visitor, particularly one who comes to an office, institution, or other official setting. More formal than 訪問者(ほうもんしゃ).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 来訪(らいほう)者(しゃ)を迎(むか)える: to receive a visitor
  • 来訪(らいほう)者(しゃ)記録(きろく): visitor log
  • 来訪(らいほう)者(しゃ)用(よう)駐車場(ちゅうしゃじょう): visitor parking
  • 来訪(らいほう)者(しゃ)の対応(たいおう): handling visitors

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 訪問者(ほうもんしゃ): visitor (slightly less formal, more general)
  • お客様(きゃくさま): guest, customer (honorific, broader usage)
  • 来客(らいきゃく): visitor, guest (commonly used for home or office visitors)
  • 参拝者(さんぱいしゃ): shrine or temple visitor (religious context)
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