habitué

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(hə-bĭch'ū-ā', hə-bĭch'ū-ā') pronunciation
n.
One who frequents a particular place, especially a place offering a specific pleasurable activity.

[French, from past participle of habituer, to accustom, frequent, from Old French, from Late Latin habituārī, to be in a condition. See habituate.]



meaning 'a habitual visitor or resident', is now printed in roman type and pronounced in an anglicized manner as -bit-yoo-ay. The plural is habitués, pronounced -bit-yoo-ayz.

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IN BRIEF: n. - A regular patron.

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  • French - habitué: one who frequents some establishment


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Dansk (Danish)
n. - stamgæst, fast gæst

Nederlands (Dutch)
habitué, stamgast, verslaafde

Français (French)
n. - habitué

Deutsch (German)
n. - Stammgast, Habitué, regelmäßiger Besucher

Italiano (Italian)
frequentatore abituale, habitué

Português (Portuguese)
n. - habitué (m), freqüentador (m) assíduo

Español (Spanish)
n. - cliente habitual, parroquiano

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - stamgäst

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) المرتاد, الشخص الذي يكثر التردد على مكان ما من أماكن اللهو بخاصه‏


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Halalutak Es Angyalok (1991 Film)
Rat Girl: Cheers (TV Episode) (1991 Comedy TV Episode)
The Adam Carolla Project (2005 TV Series)