occupant
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occupant
- /ˈɒk.jʊ.pənt/ UK
- /ˈɑ.kjə.pənt/ US, dialectal
- /ˈɒk.jə.pənt/ Canada, dialectal
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Middle French occupant (present participle of occuper) or Latin occupāns, occupantis (present participle of occupō). By surface analysis, occupy + -ant.
noun occupants
- A person who occupies an office or a position. I cannot say the same of the current occupant of the position
- A person who occupies a place.
- A person sitting in a car or other vehicle.
- The owner or tenant of a property. I looked over to the Radley Place, expecting to see its phantom occupant sunning himself in the swing. The swing was empty.
Similar: occupier
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: occupier, resident, proprietor, occupation, owner, incumbent, licensee, permittee, lessee, tenant, renter, inmate, lodger, holder, egress, lighting
noun
Similar: occupier
Translations
Every language
noun person who occupies an office or a position
| Español | ocupante |
|---|---|
| Français | occupant |
| Deutsch | Besatzer, Besatzerin, Okkupant, Okkupantin |
| Русский | оккупа́нт okkupánt, оккупа́нтка okkupántka |
noun person sitting in a vehicle
| Español | ocupante |
|---|---|
| Português | ocupante |
| Français | occupant, passager |
| Русский | пассажи́р passažír, пассажи́рка passažírka |
noun owner or tenant
| Español | ocupante |
|---|---|
| Français | habitant |
| Deutsch | Bewohner, Bewohnerin |
| Ελληνικά | κάτοχος kátochos, ένοικος énoikos |
| Русский | жиле́ц žiléc, квартира́нт kvartiránt, квартира́нтка kvartirántka |
Talk about this word "occupant." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/occupant. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. occupant. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/occupant "occupant." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/occupant.Cite this
@misc{occupant_2026,
title = {occupant},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/occupant},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
