occupant

oc·cu·pant

noun \-pənt\

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

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