occupant

oc·cu·pant  (ky-pnt)

n.

1. One that occupies a position or place: the occupant of the honorary professorial chair; the occupants of a beehive.

2. One who has certain legal rights to or control over the premises occupied; a tenant or owner.

3. Law One that is the first to take possession of something previously unowned.

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occupant [ˈɒkjʊpənt]

n

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

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

occupant - someone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged period or who was born there occupier, resident denizen, dweller, habitant, inhabitant, indweller - a person who inhabits a particular place Alexandrian - a resident or native of Alexandria (especially Alexandria in Egypt) coaster - a resident of a coastal area colonial - a resident of a colony dalesman - a person who lives in the dales of northern England housemate - someone who resides in the same house with you inmate - one of several resident of a dwelling (especially someone confined to a prison or hospital) metropolitan - a person who lives in a metropolis outlier - a person who lives away from his place of work owner-occupier - an occupant who owns the home that he/she lives in sojourner - a temporary resident stater - a resident of a particular state or group of states; "Keystone stater"; "farm staters" suburbanite - a resident of a suburb tenant - any occupant who dwells in a place towner, townsman - a resident of a town or city

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occupant

noun occupier, resident, tenant, user, holder, inmate, inhabitant, incumbent, dweller, denizen, addressee, lessee, indweller Most of the occupants had left before the fire broke out.

Translations

occupant [ˈɒkjʊpənt] N

1. (= tenant) → inquilino/a m/f

2. [of boat, car etc] → ocupante mf
all the occupants were killed → perecieron todos los ocupantes or pasajeros

3. [of job, post] → titular mf

occupant [ˈɒkjʊpənt] n [house, vehicle] → occupant(e) m/f

occupant

n (of house) → Bewohner(in) m(f); (of post) → Inhaber(in) m(f); (of car) → Insasse m, → Insassin f

occupant [ˈɒkjʊpənt] n (of house) → inquilino/a; (of boat, car) → persona a bordo; (of job, post) → titolare m/f