訪問者

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 訪問者 is read as ほうもんしゃ and is a noun for a person who has come to visit someone or a place.
• Basic usage: Identifying details appear in 訪問者の名前と目的, while a reaction toward the person appears with 訪問者に.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Difference from 客
  • 客 broadly means a guest or customer; 訪問者 focuses specifically on the act and status of visiting.
• Planned or unexpected
  • It covers scheduled guests and an unannounced person described as 突然の訪問者.