unwelcome visitor

collocation in English

meaningsofunwelcomeandvisitor

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unwelcome
adjective
uk
/ʌnˈwel.kəm/us
/ʌnˈwel.kəm/
not ...
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visitor
noun[C]
uk
/ˈvɪz.ɪ.tər/us
/ˈvɪz.ɪ.t̬ɚ/
someone who visits a person ...
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(Definition ofunwelcomeandvisitorfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofunwelcome visitor

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What happens if theunwelcomevisitoris found on a train?
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Obviously, anunwelcomevisitorwould be discouraged by it.
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We all know what it is like to have anunwelcomevisitorand people we would rather not see when they come to the front door.
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When she returns home, she finds anunwelcomevisitor, her ex-husband, who has been waiting for her all night.
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Or were the curtains available all the time but were only closed while he attended to hisunwelcomevisitor?
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I wish to draw attention to some other rather unwelcome visitors on our premises.
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Is there any chance of introducing any legislation or further measures to restrain those unwelcome visitors between now and the summer?
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A number of unwelcome visitors have, for example, been detected at air and sea ports before they could get into this country.
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Another set of unwelcome visitors arrives as advertised, singing because inspired by the new city.
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Friday returns and other unwelcome visitors arrive on the island.
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Occasionally they formed war parties to drive out unwelcome visitors or raid neighboring tribes.
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