1 habitué | Definition of habitué
Logo
Menu
dictionary thesaurus

habitué

noun
ha·​bi·​tué | \ hə-ˈbi-chə-ˌwā How to pronounce habitué (audio) , ha-, -ˌbi-chə-ˈwā\
variants: or less commonly habitue

Definition of habitué

1 : a person who may be regularly found in or at a particular place or kind of place café habitués
2 : devotee an Internet habitué
Synonyms & Antonyms More Example Sentences Learn More about habitué

Keep scrolling for more

Synonyms & Antonyms for habitué

Synonyms

addict, aficionado (also afficionado), buff, bug, devotee, enthusiast, fan, fanatic, fancier, fiend, fool, freak, head, hound, junkie (also junky), lover, maniac, maven (also mavin), nut, sucker

Antonyms

nonfan

Visit the Thesaurus for More 

Examples of habitué in a Sentence

confirmed habitués of the theater, they support serious dramas as well as comedies and musicals a confirmed habitué of the country club, she keeps tabs on who's having an affair

Recent Examples on the Web

 Expecting the slow but steady ramp-up of in-the-know habitues and farsighted home buyers to continue as more stylish businesses and artist communities settle there, Frey has decided to open her studio to the public. — Leilani Marie Labong, SFChronicle.com, "How one SF artist is betting big on the Bayview district," 26 June 2018 Warren Hinckle, San Francisco watering hole habitue, and basset hound Bentley belly up to the bar at the old Pipeline. — Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle, "Remembering Warren Hinckle, bar by bar," 10 Dec. 2017

These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'habitué.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

First Known Use of habitué

1818, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology for habitué

French, from past participle of habituer to frequent, from Late Latin habituare to habituate, from Latin habitus

Keep scrolling for more

Keep scrolling for more

More Definitions for habitué

habitué

noun
How to pronounce habitué (audio)

English Language Learners Definition of habitué

: a person who is often at a specified place

See the full definition for habitué in the English Language Learners Dictionary

More from Merriam-Webster on habitué

Rhyming Dictionary: Words that rhyme with habitué

Thesaurus: All synonyms and antonyms for habitué

WORD OF THE DAY

See Definitions and Examples

Get Word of the Day daily email!