habitué

[ huh-bich-oo-ey, -bich-oo-ey; French a-bee-twey ]

noun

, plural ha·bit·u·és [h, uh, -, bich, -oo-eyz, -bich-oo-, eyz, a, -bee-, twey].

1. a frequent or habitual visitor to a place:

   a habitué of art galleries.

habitué

/ həˈbɪtjʊˌeɪ /

noun

1. a frequent visitor to a place

Word History and Origins

Origin of habitué¹

First recorded in 1810–20; from French, noun use of masculine past participle of habituer, from Late Latin habituāre; habituate

Word History and Origins

Origin of habitué¹

C19: from French, from habituer to frequent

Example Sentences

It’s because Osthus is best known as the erotic dancer Viva Las Vegas, longtime Mary’s Club habitué and subject of a feature-length 2018 documentary.

From Seattle Times

Born in Italy and a habitué of high society, Troubetzkoy was popularly known as Prince Troubetzkoy, a title gained from his father, who was a Russian prince.

From Los Angeles Times

Shown evidence later that week by a HuffPost reporter that the man was a well-known habitué of St. Louis Cardinals baseball games, Mr. McBride replied: “If I’m wrong, so be it, bro. I don’t care.”

From New York Times

The longtime habitué of Griffith Park was a symbol of a ferality lurking under L.A.’s sheen.

From Los Angeles Times

In the early days of our friendship we would meet at the Café de Flore, where Karl was a habitué.

From New York Times