occupier (redirected from occupiers)

oc·cu·py  (ky-p)

tr.v. oc·cu·pied, oc·cu·py·ing, oc·cu·pies

1. To fill up (time or space): a lecture that occupied three hours.

2. To dwell or reside in.

3. To hold or fill (an office or position).

4. To seize possession of and maintain control over by or as if by conquest.

5. To engage or employ the attention or concentration of: occupied the children with coloring books.

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[Middle English occupien, alteration of Old French occuper, from Latin occupre, to seize : ob-, intensive pref.; see ob- + capere, to take; see kap- in Indo-European roots.]

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occu·pier n.

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occupier [ˈɒkjʊˌpaɪə]

n

1. Brit a person who is in possession or occupation of a house or land

2. a person or thing that occupies

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	occupier - someone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged period or who was born there occupant, 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
	2.	occupier - a member of a military force who is residing in a conquered foreign country armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" military man, serviceman, man, military personnel - someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force; "two men stood sentry duty"

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occupier

noun tenant, resident, renter, inhabitant, occupant, leaseholder, lessee A form will be sent to the current occupier of the address.

Translations

occupier [ˈɒkjʊpaɪəʳ] N [of house, land] → inquilino/a m/f; [of post] → titular mf

occupier [ˈɒkjʊpaɪə^r] n → occupant(e) m/f

occupier

n (of house, land) → Bewohner(in) m(f); (of post) → Inhaber(in) m(f)

occupier [ˈɒkjʊˌpaɪəʳ] n (of house) → inquilino/a; (of post) → titolare m/f

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occupier [ˈɒkjʊˌpaɪəʳ] n (of house) → inquilino/a; (of post) → titolare m/f