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- DictionaryOc·cu·pant/ˈäkyəp(ə)nt/
noun
- 1. a person who resides or is present in a house, vehicle, seat, place, etc., at a given time: "the previous occupant of her room"
: one who occupies a particular place. especially : resident. Synonyms. denizen. dweller. habitant. inhabitant. inhabiter. resident. resider. tenant. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of occupant in a Sentence. The apartment's previous occupant was a painter. Both of the car's occupants were injured.
a person who lives or works in a room or building: the current/previous/last occupant The apartment had been left in a bad condition by the previous occupant. He is the sole occupant of the house. a person in a car, room, seat, place, or position: The last occupant of the post of senior vice president was John Burton.
Occupant definition: a person, family, group, or organization that lives in, occupies, or has quarters or space in or on something. See examples of OCCUPANT used in a sentence.
Synonyms for OCCUPANT: inhabitant, resident, tenant, resider, inhabiter, citizen, dweller, habitant; Antonyms of OCCUPANT: transient, alien, visitor, guest, foreigner, tourist, nonresident, refugee.
Synonyms for OCCUPANTS: residents, inhabitants, tenants, residers, inhabiters, citizens, dwellers, natives; Antonyms of OCCUPANTS: aliens, foreigners, visitors, transients, guests, tourists, nonresidents, refugees.
An occupant is someone who lives or stays at a place for awhile. A lot of your junk mail is addressed "To occupant " because the sender doesn't know who lives at your address. Being an occupant means you're occupying a place.
4 days ago · The occupants of a building or room are the people who live or work there. Most of the occupants had left before the fire broke out. The filing cabinets had all gone with the previous occupants.
occupant. noun. /ˈɒkjəpənt/ /ˈɑːkjəpənt/ a person who lives or works in a particular house, room, building, etc. All outstanding bills will be paid by the previous occupants. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Definitions on the go. Look up any word in the dictionary offline, anytime, anywhere with the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary app.
OCCUPANT definition: someone who lives or works in a room or building: . Learn more.
noun. /ˈɑkyəpənt/ a person who lives or works in a particular house, room, building, etc. All outstanding bills will be paid by the previous occupants. Definitions on the go. Look up any word in the dictionary offline, anytime, anywhere with the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary app.
