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FREQUENTER
patron, frequenter
(noun) a regular customer
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
frequenter (plural frequenters)
A person who frequents; a regular visitor.
Etymology 2
Adjective
frequenter
(rare) comparative form of frequent
Synonyms
• more frequent (more common)
Source: Wiktionary
Fre*quent*er, n.
Definition: One who frequents; one who often visits, or resorts to customarily.
FREQUENT
Fre"quent, a. Etym: [L. frequens, -entis, crowded, frequent, akin to farcire to stuff: cf. F. fréquent. Cf. Farce, n.]
1. Often to be met with; happening at short intervals; often repeated or occurring; as, frequent visits. "Frequent feudal towers." Byron.
2. Addicted to any course of conduct; inclined to indulge in any practice; habitual; persistent. He has been loud and frequent in declaring himself hearty for the government. Swift.
3. Full; crowded; thronged. [Obs.] 'T is Cæsar's will to have a frequent senate. B. Jonson.
4. Often or commonly reported. [Obs.] 'T is frequent in the city he hath subdued The Catti and the Daci. Massinger.
Fre*quent", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Frequented; p. pr. & vb. n. Frequenting.] Etym: [L. frequentare: cf. F. fréquenter. See Frequent, a.]
1. To visit often; to resort to often or habitually. He frequented the court of Augustus. Dryden.
2. To make full; to fill. [Obs.] With their sighs the air Frequenting, sent from hearts contrite. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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