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frequenter

frequenter

1 5.0
A person who regularly goes to the same place, often as a customer
  • noun
  • /frɪˈkwɛntər/
translation icon : frecuentador
  • Also, I am an occasional frequenter of this blog, so I've been exposed to his views a few times.

Examples

  • There is an arcade within this court where the typical American hotel frequenter tips back his chair, reads the papers, and smokes.

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  • So you're a frequenter of the metropolitan transit authority too?

  • Not from a frequenter of whores.

  • There are our investors, people who come in and frequent the restaurant and our very regular clients and celebrities who frequent the restaurant.

  • Or maybe, just maybe, you're a frequenter of Craigslist and need an extra layer of anonymity.

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  • No, not the Victorian international man of mystery, self-circumcisor, and male brothel frequenter, but the Welsh actor with the greatest voice of the 20th century.

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  • Frequenters of Ipanema have continued to foster a culture of refined difference, often subdivided into specific identity groups.

    Academic text (2012)
  • By the time they were objects of international admiration, The Beatles had become frequenters of the fade technique, applying it at the ends of hits including "Love Me Do" and "A Hard Day's Night."

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  • Lukelea, by the way, is a frequenter of all blogs and forums linked to by Arts & Letters Daily, and is a rabid "lover of the Jews," by which I mean someone who thinks they're all children of the devil who could still be saved at Judgment Day.

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  • As a frequenter of the local coffee shop, I know all the baristas by name.

Synonyms

regular
vsfrequenter
111 2.8

A person who often goes to the same place

refers specifically to someone who visits regularly rather than belonging
patron
vsfrequenter
108 3.7

A regular customer of a place like a shop or theatre

is a broader visitor term not focused on providing support
fixture
vsfrequenter
32 5.5

A person who is often at the same place, like a shop or bar

describes regular visiting without implying constant visible presence
goer
vsfrequenter
23 3.7

A person who regularly goes to a place or event

means regular visiting especially to use or buy from a place
reg
vsfrequenter
  • Informal
6 8.3

A customer who goes to the same shop or cafe often

is the standard neutral expression rather than slang
habitué
vsfrequenter
1 9.9

A person who often visits the same place, like a café

is the common neutral term used in everyday speech

How Often

fixture
32 5.5
frequenter
1 5.0
visitor
908 1.0

Surface Forms

frequenter singular
frequenters plural

Morphology

frequenter = frequent (transparent) = frequent + er

Regular agent noun formation from the verb 'frequent' meaning 'to visit often', so the meaning 'person who regularly visits' is directly derivable.

Etymology

The word frequenter comes from the same root as frequent, which means 'often', and the ending -er means 'person who'. So a frequenter is a person who goes to a place 'often' or 'many times', a regular visitor or customer.