occupant

oc·cu·pant

noun \-pənt\

: a person who is using or living in a particular building, apartment, or room

: a person who is in a room, vehicle, etc., at a particular time

Full Definition of OCCUPANT

1

:  one who acquires title by occupancy

2

:  one who occupies a particular place; especially :  resident

Examples of OCCUPANT

1. The apartment's previous occupant was a painter.
2. Both of the car's occupants were injured.

First Known Use of OCCUPANT

1596

Related to OCCUPANT

Synonyms

denizen, dweller, habitant, inhabiter, inhabitant, resident, resider, tenant

Antonyms

transient

Related Words

cohabitant, coresident; aborigine, native; citizen, national, subject; colonist, émigré (also emigré), migrant, newcomer, settler; burgher, local, localite, townee [chiefly British], townie (or towny), townsman, villager

Near Antonyms

alien, foreigner, nonresident; guest, tourist, visitor; defector, emigrant, escaper, evacuee, exile, expatriate, refugee