OCCUPANT
resident, occupant, occupier
(noun) someone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged period or who was born there
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
occupant (plural occupants)
A person who occupies an office or a position.
A person who occupies a place.
A person sitting in a car or other vehicle.
The owner or tenant of a property.
Source: Wiktionary
Oc"cu*pant, n. Etym: [L. occupans, p.pr. of occupare: cf. F.
occupant. See Occupy.]
1. One who occupies, or takes possession; one who has the actual use
or possession, or is in possession, of a thing.
Note: This word, in law, sometimes signifies one who takes the first
possession of a thing that has no owner.
2. A prostitute. [Obs.] Marston.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition