habitué

Constant patron somewhere

A habitué is a person who frequents a particular place—a regular.

The word carries a slight air of sophistication, often applied to patrons of cafés, theaters, or other establishments with cultural cachet: a habitué of the jazz clubs on 52nd Street.

The French spelling with the accent is standard.

patron

regular

Occurring at fixed intervals

guest · visitor · member · subscriber · attendee · clientele · consumer · devotee · aficionado · enthusiast

establishment

café

Casual eatery serving drinks

  • bistroInformal small restaurant
  • barDrinking establishment
  • pubLicensed drinking establishment

club · salon · restaurant · lounge · tavern · haunt · hangout · venue · local · spot

familiarity

accustomed

Adapted through habit

intimate · knowing · recognized · welcomed · comfortable · established · accepted · belonged · rooted

socialite

bon-vivant

Connoisseur of good living

clubgoer · partygoer · night-owl · scenester · trendsetter · fashionista · cosmopolitan · sophisticate · flaneur · gadabout

routine

ritual

Ceremonial set of actions

  • customHabitual group practice
  • traditionCustom passed through generations
  • patternRecurring arrangement or template

practice · visitation · attendance · regularity · constancy · rhythm · schedule · circuit

Opposites
familiarity/frequency of presence

habituénewcomer

Recent arrival somewhere

first-timer · stranger · novice · newbie · neophyte

relationship to place/scene

habituéoutsider

One excluded from group

non-regular · interloper · intruder · gate-crasher · fish out of water

Phrases
Family

habit, habitat, habitual, inhabitant, inhabit, habituate, cohabit, habituated, habituation

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