besökaren

Besökaren is a Swedish noun meaning "the visitor," referring to a person who visits a place or someone. It is the definite singular form of besökare, a common noun for a person who makes a visit. The indefinite singular is en besökare; the plural is besökare, and the definite plural is besökarna. The term is gender-neutral and used for both men and women.

Etymology and grammar: The word is formed from besök, meaning a visit, with the agent suffix -are, which creates a noun for a person associated with the action. The definite singular is formed with the suffix -en, yielding besökaren, while the plural is besökare and the definite plural besökarna.

Usage: Besökaren is used in everyday Swedish to denote a single visitor. It appears in contexts such as home or institutional visits, events, or any situation where a specific visitor is being referred to. In written form, the word helps distinguish a particular individual who is visiting from other visitors in general statements.

See also: Related terms include besök (visit) and gästen (the guest), which can be used in related contexts but with slightly different nuances. Besökaren sits within standard Swedish noun morphology and is appropriate for formal and informal writing alike.