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a person who lives or works in a room or building: The previous occupants were an Italian family. a person who is in a car, room, seat, place, or position: One of the occupants of the car was slightly injured. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. People who live or settle somewhere. asylum seeker. boarder. brain drain. city slicker.
occupant. noun. oc· cu· pant ˈä-kyə-pənt. Synonyms of occupant. 1. : one who acquires title by occupancy. 2. : 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.
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.
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.
Definition of occupant noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. countable noun. 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. Synonyms: occupier, resident, tenant, user More Synonyms of occupant. 2. plural noun.
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.
OCCUPANT definition: someone who lives or works in a room or building: . Learn more.
1. a person, thing, etc, holding a position or place. 2. (Law) law a person who has possession of something, esp an estate, house, etc; tenant. 3. (Law) law a person who acquires by occupancy the title to something previously without an owner.
