occupiers

noun

plural of occupier
as in residents

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  1. residents
  2. occupants
  3. visitors
Noun
  • Leading a government delivering services for 70 million people will be a monumentally larger task with problems on a larger scale and facing issues foreign to a leader of a region with 3 million residents.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 July 2026
  • Explosions were heard in Iran’s Bandar Abbas and on Qeshm Island, Iranian state-run news agency IRNA reported, citing local residents.
    — Jomana Karadsheh, CNN Money, 19 July 2026
Definition of residents
Noun
  • Authorities said Wednesday that 16 occupants had been rescued, some with injuries, while one victim was confirmed dead and three others were reported missing.
    — Michael McGough Updated July 16, Sacbee.com, 17 July 2026
  • Later that morning, officers again encountered the van and surrounded it after its occupants allegedly attempted to flee a second time, Reitz said.
    — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 17 July 2026
Definition of occupants
Noun
  • The ever-growing number of visitors had led local authorities to consider imposing entrance fees and registering visitor numbers.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 July 2026
  • That's worthwhile but unglamorous, and a long way from the green-hotel imagery most visitors associate with sustainability.
    — Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of visitors
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“Occupiers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/occupiers. Accessed 21 Jul. 2026.

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