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

Vehicles with lone male occupants zigzag down side streets and through alleys, the drivers slowing to gawk at women. — Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2026

The 3,000-year-old monument contains colorful wall paintings as well as inscriptions identifying the former occupant as a man named Paser. — Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 13 July 2026

Three people were clinging to the boat and told responders that three additional occupants had been on the boat but could not be located. — Riley Moser, CBS News, 12 July 2026

The second occupant, 20-year-old Dominick Tocci of Woodstock, went missing in the water. — Kellie Love, Hartford Courant, 11 July 2026