Word of the Day 3.10.09
habitué
ha·bit·u·é (h
-b
ch
-
, h-bch-)
n.
One who frequents a particular place, especially a place offering a specific pleasurable activity.
[French, from past participle of habituer, to accustom, frequent, from Old French, from Late Latin habitur
, to be in a condition; see habituate.]
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