occupant

CEFRB1

/ˈɒk.jʊ.pənt/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A person who lives in or uses a place.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A person who occupies an office or a position.

Examples

  • Gabor wasn't the only occupant of that house.

  • Tobias is the upstairs occupant.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1
Synonyms
1

Also pronounced

  • /ˈɑ.kjə.pənt/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A person who occupies a place.

  2. A person sitting in a car or other vehicle.

  3. The owner or tenant of a property.

More examples

In context

  • I cannot say the same of the current occupant of the position

  • Russia is an occupant.

  • occupant of the Oval Office

Synonyms

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The blank of the house was the only person home during the storm.

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Origin

noun

Borrowed from Middle French occupant (present participle of occuper) or Latin occupāns, occupantis (present participle of occupō). By surface analysis, occupy + -ant.