occupant

Meaning

1. A person who occupies an office or a position.
2. A person who occupies a place.
3. A person who occupies a place.
4. The owner or tenant of a property.

Synonyms

occupier

resident

inhabitant

tenant

dweller

possessor

holder

owner

habitant

invader

lodger

occupying force

aggressor

actual holder

bearer

homeowner

incumbent

inheritor

lessee

native

neighbour

passenger

proprietor

usurper

Translations

occupant

occupante

Bewohner

ocupante

habitant

bewoner

ένοικος

κάτοχος

abitatore

Bewohnerin

inzittende

aanwezige

ocupante

Besetzer

residente

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɒk.jʊ.pənt/

Etymology

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