Meaning of occupant in English

1. Pronunciation

   /ˈɑkjəpənt/

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1. Noun

   occupant

   Etymology

   late 16th century (in the legal sense ‘person who establishes a title’): from French, or from Latin occupant-‘seizing’, from the verb occupare

   Definitions

   1. someone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged period or who was born there