visitante

/bisiˈtante/ · B1 · adj

visitor

🧳 visit + -ante = one who visits, like a visitante team playing away

From Latin visitare, to go see often. The Spanish suffix -ante marks the doer, as in cantante (singer) and estudiante (student). In football, el equipo visitante is the away team, and los visitantes are the guests.

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