der Besucher
visitor
A person who visits a place such as a museum, a city, an event, or a website.
EXAMPLE
Das Festival zog Tausende von Besuchern aus der ganzen Welt an.
The festival attracted thousands of visitors from all over the world.
der Besucher
visitor
der Besucher, die Besucher
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Meanings
der Besucher
visitor / guest
A person who visits someone at home; a guest.
EXAMPLE
Am Sonntagnachmittag bekommen wir oft Besucher von der Familie.
On Sunday afternoons, we often get visitors from the family.
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry Besucher, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
At a glance
| gender | masculine der |
|---|---|
| plural | die Besucher |
| genitive | des Besuchers |
The four cases
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | der Besucher | die Besucher |
| accusative | den Besucher | die Besucher |
| dative | dem Besucher | den Besuchern |
| genitive | des Besuchers | der Besucher |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
Usage tips
Word structure
'Der Besucher' (the visitor) is derived directly from the verb 'besuchen' (to visit). The ending '-er' forms the masculine person who performs the action here. This pattern is very common in German (e.g. fahren -> der Fahrer).
EXAMPLE
Jeder Besucher des Museums erhält einen Plan am Eingang.
Every visitor to the museum receives a map at the entrance.
Typical verbs
When referring to guests at home, the verbs 'Besucher haben' (to have visitors), 'Besucher bekommen' (to get visitors), or, somewhat more formally, 'Besucher empfangen' (to receive visitors) are often used.
EXAMPLE
Wir haben am Wochenende oft Besucher zum Kaffee.
We often have visitors over for coffee on the weekend.
Typical collocations
In the context of public places or events, people often talk about the 'Anzahl der Besucher' (number of visitors) or say that a place 'Besucher anzieht' (attracts visitors).
EXAMPLE
Die Ausstellung hat im ersten Monat bereits 50.000 Besucher angezogen.
The exhibition has already attracted 50,000 visitors in its first month.
Compare with
Besucher vs Besuch
visit / visitor
Besuch and Besucher can both refer to people who come to someone’s home. Besuch refers more to the people as a group, while Besucher highlights individual people and can be counted. Use Besuch for the situation as a whole and Besucher when you want to treat the people as individuals.
Besucher
Heute kommen drei Besucher zum Abendessen zu mir.
Three visitors are coming to my place for dinner today.
Besuch
Heute habe ich Besuch, denn meine Nachbarn kommen zum Abendessen.
I have company today because my neighbors are coming over for dinner.
In real life
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