(chiefly poetic/literary)a supernatural being or agency; an apparition (主诗/文)下凡的神仙;鬼怪,幽灵 ■(archaic)a visitor or guest (古)来访者,客人 ■(Ornithology)a visitor (鸟)候鸟
adjective
(archaic or poetic/literary)paying a visit (古或诗/文)来访的,作客的 the housekeeper was abrupt with the poor visitant niece. 女管家对来访的穷侄女很无礼。
语源
late 16th cent.: from French, or from Latin visitant- 'going to see', from the verb visitare (see visit)