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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Visitor \Vis"it*or\ [Cf. F. visiteur.] [Written also {visiter}.]
1. One who visits; one who comes or goes to see another, as
in civility or friendship. "This great flood of visitors."
--Shak.
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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.
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The king is the visitor of all lay corporations.
--Blackstone.
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