visitor Meaning, Definition & Usage

Vis"it*or

Etymology

Cf. F. visiteur.

Definitions

1. One who visits; one who comes or goes to see another, as in civility or friendship. "This great flood of visitors." Shak.
2. A superior, or a person lawfully appointed for the purpose, who makes formal visits of inspection to a corporation or an institution. See Visit, v. t., 2, and Visitation, n., 2.

   The king is the visitor of all lay corporations. Blackstone.