occupant

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Middle French occupant, present participle of occuper.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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occupant (plural occupants)

  1. A person who occupies an office or a position.
    I cannot say the same of the current occupant of the position
    occupant of the Oval Office
  2. A person who occupies a place.
    1. A person sitting in a car or other vehicle.
  3. The owner or tenant of a property.

Translations

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French

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Pronunciation

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Participle

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occupant

  1. present participle of occuper

Adjective

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occupant (feminine occupante, masculine plural occupants, feminine plural occupantes)

  1. occupying

Noun

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occupant m (plural occupants, feminine occupante)

  1. occupant (tenant of a property)
  2. occupier; occupying forces (one who occupies, particularly with respect to a foreign government controlling the territory of another)
    Near-synonym: envahisseur

Further reading

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Latin

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Verb

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occupant

  1. third-person plural present active indicative of occupō