occupant
noun
oc·cu·pant
ˈä-kyə-pənt 
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The apartment's previous occupant was a painter.
Both of the car's occupants were injured.
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Two occupants were in each of the two other vehicles involved in the crash.
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Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 13 Nov. 2024
There are two separate touch screens for climate control, one located low in the center stack, below the infotainment screen, the other available to second-row occupants at the rear of the center console.
—Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 12 Nov. 2024
In high-risk stops, officers draw their guns and demand the occupants exit the vehicle.
—Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 31 Oct. 2024
At least two-thirds of crash victims were pedestrians, bicyclists, or occupants of cars turning left at intersections without traffic signals.
—David Zipper, Vox, 13 Nov. 2024
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Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 13 Nov. 2024
There are two separate touch screens for climate control, one located low in the center stack, below the infotainment screen, the other available to second-row occupants at the rear of the center console.
—Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 12 Nov. 2024
In high-risk stops, officers draw their guns and demand the occupants exit the vehicle.
—Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 31 Oct. 2024
At least two-thirds of crash victims were pedestrians, bicyclists, or occupants of cars turning left at intersections without traffic signals.
—David Zipper, Vox, 13 Nov. 2024
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“Occupant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/occupant. Accessed 8 Dec. 2024.
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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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