English Explanatory Dictionary

occupant

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A person who occupies an office or a position.
  2. A person who occupies a place.
  3. A person sitting in a car or other vehicle.
  4. The owner or tenant of a property.

Pronunciation

/ˈɒk.jʊ.pənt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-occupant.wav /ˈɑ.kjə.pənt/ /ˈɒk.jə.pənt/

Word forms

occupant occupants

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French occupant (present participle of occuper) or Latin occupāns, occupantis (present participle of occupō). By surface analysis, occupy + -ant.

Synonyms

occupier

Derived words

nonoccupant occupance occupancy occupantless preoccupant
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