Synonyms of occupant

occupant

noun

ˈä-kyə-pənt 

as in inhabitant

one who lives permanently in a place

the only occupants of that house are an old lady and her cat

Synonyms & Similar Words

• inhabitant
• resident
• tenant
• resider
• inhabiter
• citizen
• dweller
• habitant
• native
• denizen
• cohabitant
• aborigine
• national
• émigré
• colonist
• newcomer
• migrant
• settler
• coresident
• villager
• townsman
• burgher
• subject
• local
• localite
• townee
• townie

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• transient
• alien
• visitor
• guest
• foreigner
• tourist
• nonresident
• refugee
• exile
• emigrant
• expatriate
• evacuee
• defector
• escaper

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of occupant

This is transportation designed to isolate its occupants from effort, noise and inconvenience. — Karl Brauer, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026

TMVs can help deliver a consistent water temperature, which is of immense value to every home, but is especially necessary in older homes and households with multiple occupants. — Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 July 2026

That was still a 10% increase compared with the year before, but Nichols said that from his analysis, that rise could be attributed more to hotels raising their rates than to an increase in occupants. — Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026

Waves of immigrants from French Canada, Ireland and Albania arrived in Biddeford to work in lumber mills and massive red-brick textile factories – now with new occupants – that line the Saco River, defining the town’s landscape. — Cindy Carcamo, Christian Science Monitor, 22 July 2026