Overstayer

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. A person who stays in a place longer than the permitted period
2. An individual who remains beyond the authorized or expected duration
3. Someone who does not leave within the time limit set for staying

Etymology: "Overstayer" is a plain formation: the verb "overstay," meaning to stay beyond the limit of (a visit, a welcome, or a permitted period), with the suffix "-er" attached to name the person who does it. Both parts are native English building blocks, and the combination produces a term that needs no special history to explain it. The prefix "over-" carries the sense of excess or going beyond a limit, as in "overeat" or "overpay," while "stay" comes from Old French "ester," ultimately from Latin "stare," to stand. So the word's meaning is literally one who stands on past the point where they should have left.

Synonyms: linger, loiterer

Antonyms: depart, leave