visitant
Supernatural temporary guest
A visitant is a visitor, especially one of supernatural origin—a ghost, spirit, or apparition that appears to the living: The visitant materialized at the foot of the bed.
The word carries an archaic or literary tone, suggesting something more mysterious than an ordinary guest.
In ornithology, a visitant is a migratory bird that appears in a region seasonally.
Visible supernatural manifestation
- phantomInsubstantial apparition
- specterGhostly threatening presence
- wraithSpectral apparition of someone
- ghostApparition of the dead
haunt · poltergeist · revenant · shade · spook · phantasm · eidolon · banshee
One dwelling temporarily
- wayfarerTraveler, especially walking
- pilgrimReligious journey-taker
- touristTraveler visiting attractions
- travelerOne who journeys
wanderer · itinerant · voyager · explorer · globetrotter · stranger · passerby · arrival
One asked to attend
- companyCommercial enterprise or guests
- houseguestPerson lodging temporarily
- lodgerRenting occupant of rooms
- callerOne who phones
hospitality · welcome · reception · host · entertain · accommodate · arrival · attendee
apparition
Visible supernatural manifestation
- phantomInsubstantial apparition
- specterGhostly threatening presence
- wraithSpectral apparition of someone
ghost · haunt · poltergeist · revenant · shade · spook · phantasm · eidolon · banshee · spectral
sojourner
One dwelling temporarily
- wayfarerTraveler, especially walking
- pilgrimReligious journey-taker
- touristTraveler visiting attractions
traveler · wanderer · itinerant · voyager · explorer · globetrotter · stranger · passerby · arrival · newcomer
invitee
One asked to attend
- companyCommercial enterprise or guests
- houseguestPerson lodging temporarily
- lodgerRenting occupant of rooms
caller · hospitality · welcome · reception · host · entertain · accommodate · arrival · attendee · drop-in
migratory
Regularly moving between regions
- seasonalRecurring at fixed intervals
- breedingReproductive cultivation of organisms
- nestingMaking a dwelling
birdwatcher · flyway · migration · wintering · summering · passage · vagrant · accidental · rare · sighting
visitantresident
One who inhabits
inhabitant · dweller · occupant · denizen · native
visitanteternal being
Entity existing forever
deity · guardian angel · immortal · guardian spirit · household god
- child visitationLegal parenting time arrangements
- visitation rightsNoncustodial parent's scheduled contact
- supervised visitationGuarded contact with children
- prison visitationMeeting someone behind bars
- visitation roomRoom for supervised meetings
- visitation scheduleCourt-ordered parenting calendar