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habitué

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /həˈbɪt͡ʃuˌeɪ/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

One who frequents a place.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • A month ago the new smoking ban turned thousands of bar-room habitués into reluctant exiles from their usual corner seat.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: denizen, regular

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A devotee.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from French habitué, past participle of habituer (“to frequent”), from Late Latin habituare (“to habituate”), from habitus.

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 常客 (chángkè) — one who frequents a place, a regular
  • Czech: štamgast — one who frequents a place, a regular
  • Finnish: kanta-asiakas — one who frequents a place, a regular
  • Finnish: asiakas — one who frequents a place, a regular
  • French: habitué — one who frequents a place, a regular
  • French: habituée — one who frequents a place, a regular
  • German: Stammgast — one who frequents a place, a regular
  • German: Stammgästin — one who frequents a place, a regular
  • German: Habitué — one who frequents a place, a regular
  • Greek: τακτικός (taktikós) — one who frequents a place, a regular
  • Greek: τακτική (taktikí) — one who frequents a place, a regular
  • Greek: τακτικό (taktikó) — one who frequents a place, a regular
  • Japanese: 常連 (jōren) — one who frequents a place, a regular
  • Portuguese: frequentador — one who frequents a place, a regular
  • Russian: завсегда́тай (zavsegdátaj) — one who frequents a place, a regular