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occupant

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of occupant

one who lives permanently in a place

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

Synonyms of occupant

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

Words Related to occupant

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 of occupant

alien, foreigner, nonresident

guest, tourist, visitor

defector, emigrant, escaper, evacuee, exile, expatriate, refugee

Antonyms of occupant

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