occupant
noun
oc·cu·pant
ˈä-kyə-pənt 
Examples of occupant in a Sentence
The apartment's previous occupant was a painter.
Both of the car's occupants were injured.
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Mexico's government has begun dismantling a large migrant shelter in Nogales, citing a lack of occupants despite initial preparations for a surge in deportations from the United States, according to the mayor.
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Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
First responders from Ouray County EMS, Ouray Volunteer Fire Department and Ouray Mountain Rescue Team rigged a rope system to rappel down to the sole occupant of the vehicle.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2025
The implosion of Titan's hull exposed its occupants to 4,930 pounds per square inch of water pressure, causing their instant deaths, the report found.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 16 Oct. 2025
The crash injured two occupants in the helicopter and three on the ground, including an eight-year-old child, according to a GoFundMe page asking for help with medical costs.
—Nathaniel Percy, Oc Register, 16 Oct. 2025
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Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
First responders from Ouray County EMS, Ouray Volunteer Fire Department and Ouray Mountain Rescue Team rigged a rope system to rappel down to the sole occupant of the vehicle.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2025
The implosion of Titan's hull exposed its occupants to 4,930 pounds per square inch of water pressure, causing their instant deaths, the report found.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 16 Oct. 2025
The crash injured two occupants in the helicopter and three on the ground, including an eight-year-old child, according to a GoFundMe page asking for help with medical costs.
—Nathaniel Percy, Oc Register, 16 Oct. 2025
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“Occupant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/occupant. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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occupant
noun
oc·cu·pant
ˈäk-yə-pənt
: a person who occupies something
especially
: resident entry 2 sense 1
Legal Definition
occupant
noun
oc·cu·pant
ˈä-kyə-pənt
1
: one who occupies a particular place
an occupant of the car
the occupant of the apartment
2
: one who acquires title by occupancy
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