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



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Word of the Day

9 January 2025

PRESENTATION

(noun) (obstetrics) position of the fetus in the uterus relative to the birth canal; “Cesarean sections are sometimes the result of abnormal presentations”


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