regular
- noun
- /ˈrɛɡjələr/
- To my horror, I recognized him as a regular at the restaurant where I work.
- party regulars
- become a regular
- one of the regulars
And so these days you'll find me a regular, a tender at church.
- And so these days you'll find me a regular, a tender at church.
- And I mean, I saw this as a, as a regular of Domino's.
Examples
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Chef Justin Steel changes the menu often, so regulars can often expect something new.
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Even though no one at the bar may have seen me as a regular, I felt at home.
Fiction book (1999) -
Art's been a regular in the front row for quite a few seasons.
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Amy, for instance, would send her sons to the store when "Tony," a regular, arrived.
Academic text (2000) -
So, that club, are you guys regulars there?
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And you're obviously a regular here.
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She's one of our regulars.
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I'm a regular here.
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Cindy, a nurse from a nearby cosmetic-surgery clinic, is a regular.
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She's one of our regulars who always orders the same dish.
Synonyms
A person who is often at the same place, like a shop or bar
A person who regularly goes to a place or event
A customer who goes to the same shop or cafe often
A person who often visits the same place, like a café
A person who regularly goes to the same place, often as a customer
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
A solid with the same flat faces that are regular polygons and with all angles the same
- Specialized
A three-dimensional shape whose faces are the same flat shapes with all sides equal and equal angles between them
- Specialized
A solid shape with identical flat faces that are regular polygons like a cube
- Specialized
A solid with two equal regular flat shapes as ends and rectangular sides
- Specialized
A solid with a flat base with all sides equal and triangular faces that meet at one top point
- Specialized
A solid with four triangles, each triangle having three equal sides
How Frequent
Surface Forms
Etymology
Regular comes from Latin regula 'rule' and the idea of doing something on a usual plan. So a 'regular' at a café is someone who comes often and follows a steady habit.