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Dictionary: oc·cu·pant   (ŏk'yə-pənt) pronunciation
 
n.
  1. One that occupies a position or place: the occupant of the honorary professorial chair; the occupants of a beehive.
  2. One who has certain legal rights to or control over the premises occupied; a tenant or owner.
  3. Law. One that is the first to take possession of something previously unowned.

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Antonyms: occupant
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n

Definition: person who resides in a place
Antonyms: displaced person


 
Law Dictionary: Occupant
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One who "takes possession; one who has the actual use or possession, or is in possession of, a thing. One who holds possession and exercises dominion (or control) over it," 77 N.Y.S. 2d 732, 734; one who has actual possession, such as a tenant, in contrast to a landlord, who retains legal ownership. See 67 N.W. 2d 481, 487.

 
WordNet: occupant
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Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.

The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: someone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged period or who was born there
  Synonyms: resident, occupier


 
Translations: Occupant
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - beboer, besidder, indehaver

Nederlands (Dutch)
inzittende, bewoner, bezitnemer, bezitter, bekleder (van ambt), huurder

Français (French)
n. - occupant, passager, locataire

Deutsch (German)
n. - Insasse, Inhaber, Bewohner

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ένοικος, κάτοχος (θέσεως κ.λπ.), νομέας, κάτοικος, επιβαίνων, επιβάτης (οχήματος κ.λπ.)

Italiano (Italian)
passeggero, inquilino, occupante, locatario, affittuario

Português (Portuguese)
n. - ocupante (m), morador (m)

Русский (Russian)
жилец, пассажир

Español (Spanish)
n. - ocupante, posesor, titular

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - innehavare, ockupant

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
占有者, 占领者, 居住者

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 佔有者, 佔領者, 居住者

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 현거주자, 점유자

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 占有者, 居住者, 在任者

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) محتل, مقيم‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮שכן, מתנחל, דייר, בעל-אדמה‬


 
 
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